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Comments on the Theory of Holocene Refugia in the Culture History of Amazonia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Richard G. Whitten
Richard G. Whitten*
Affiliation:
Anthropology Program, Social Behavior Department, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD 57069
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Abstract

The theory of Holocene refugia in Amazonia as offered by B. J. Meggers is discussed in terms of dating, climate analysis, ecology, and linguistics. There is strong evidence to suggest that Meggers" formulation may be premature.

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Research Article
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American Antiquity , Volume 44 , Issue 2 , April 1979 , pp. 238 - 251
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Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1979

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