Additional comments on the Earthworks of Mojos in northeastern Bolivia /

In northeastern Bolivia, on savana lands subject to seasonal inundation, there are many thousands of pre-Spanich earthworks including drained fileds, causeways, mounds, canals, and circular ditches. Additional information is presented here on the nature, quantity, distribution, purpouses, and antiqu...

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1. Verfasser: Denevan, Wiliiam M.
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Zusammenfassung:In northeastern Bolivia, on savana lands subject to seasonal inundation, there are many thousands of pre-Spanich earthworks including drained fileds, causeways, mounds, canals, and circular ditches. Additional information is presented here on the nature, quantity, distribution, purpouses, and antiquity of these only recently described earthwords, along whit a brief review of similar features in South America and elsewhere.
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