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Rice cultivation in ancient Amazonia

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Emerging research suggests ancient Amazonians employed a range of cultivation practices to develop diversified diets, rich in both wild and domesticated plant and animal resources. Southwestern Amazonia is now understood as a major centre of plant domestication.

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Fig. 1: Location of the Monte Castelo site in the state of Rondônia, Brazil, in the context of postulated centres of domestication (D1–D4) for South America.

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Browne Ribeiro, A.T. Rice cultivation in ancient Amazonia. Nat Ecol Evol 1, 1598–1599 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-017-0362-9

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