Hunting in ancient and modern Amazonia: Rethinking sustainability

Shepard, Glenn H., Levi, Taal, Neves, Eduardo Góes, Peres, Carlos A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1588-8765 and Yu, Douglas W. (2012) Hunting in ancient and modern Amazonia: Rethinking sustainability. American Anthropologist, 114 (4). 652–667.

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Abstract

We use a recently developed computerized modeling technique to explore the long-term impacts of indigenous Amazonian hunting in the past, present, and future. The model redefines sustainability in spatial and temporal terms, a major advance over the static “sustainability indices” currently used to study hunting in tropical forests. We validate the model's projections against actual field data from two sites in contemporary Amazonia and use the model to assess various management scenarios for the future of Manu National Park in Peru. We then apply the model to two archaeological contexts, show how its results may resolve long-standing enigmas regarding native food taboos and primate biogeography, and reflect on the ancient history and future of indigenous people in the Amazon.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	amazon prehistory,community-based conservation,indigenous peoples,manu biosphere reserve,protected areas management,source–sink dynamics,subsistence hunting,xingú river
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences University of East Anglia Research Groups/Centres > Theme - ClimateUEA Faculty of Science > School of Biological Sciences
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Environmental Biology Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Resources, Sustainability and Governance (former - to 2018) Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Organisms and the Environment
Depositing User:	Rhiannon Harvey
Date Deposited:	28 Feb 2012 15:11
Last Modified:	24 Jan 2024 01:19
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/37592
DOI:	10.1111/j.1548-1433.2012.01514.x

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