Western Amazonia
Subtitle: Amazônia ocidental : multidisciplinary studies on ancient expansionistic movements, fortifications and sedentary life
By: edited by Martti Pärssinen & Antti Korpisaari
Series: Renvall Institute publications -- 14; Renvall-instituutin julkaisu -- 14
Publisher: Renvall Institute for Area and Cultural Studies, University of Helsinki
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Helsinki
Language: eng; por
Number of pages: 201
ISBN-13: 9789521012570
Subjects: Human geography; History; Indians of South America; Human settlements; Land settlement patterns; Territorial expansion
Other titles: Amazônia ocidental
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-200).

Text in English and Portuguese.
Table of contents: title: Preface / Martti Pärssinen and Antti Korpisaari; title: Environmental disturbance factors and human settlement dynamics in western Amazonia: an introduction / Martti Pärssinen; title: Fortifications related to the Inca expansion / Martti Pärssinen, Ari Siiriäinen and Antti Korpisaari; title: When did the Guaraní expansion toward the Andean foothills begin? / Martti Pärssinen; title: Appendix: Three facsimile copies of titles of encomienda grants given by Andrés Manso (1563) / Martti Pärssinen; title: Geometrically patterned ancient earthworks in the Rio Branco Region of Acre, Brazil : new evidence of ancient chiefdom formations in Amazonian interfluvial terra firme environment / Martti Pärssinen, Alceu Ranzi, Sanna Saunaluoma and Ari Siiriäinen; title: Geoglifos: patrimônio cultural do Acre / Alceu Ranzi.