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Once Hidden by Forest, Carvings in Land Attest to Amazon’s Lost World
The New York Times ^
| 14 Jan 2012
| SIMON ROMERO
Posted on 01/16/2012 9:06:28 AM PST by Theoria
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01/16/2012 9:06:42 AM PST
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Theoria
To: SunkenCiv
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01/16/2012 9:07:19 AM PST
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Theoria
To: Theoria
“If one wants to recreate pre-Columbian Amazonia, most of the forest needs to be removed, with many people and a managed, highly productive landscape replacing it, said William Woods, a geographer at the University of Kansas who is part of a team studying the Acre geoglyphs.
I know that this will not sit well with ardent environmentalists, Mr. Woods said, but what else can one say?
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posted on
01/16/2012 9:18:15 AM PST
by
icwhatudo
("laws requiring compulsory abortion could be sustained under the constitution"-Obama official)
To: Theoria
To: Theoria
Landscapes change.
When my ancestors came to this county in 1889 there were NO TREES. Now much of it is covered by mesquite and other types of trees.
When they came it was all prairie grass. They broke out the grass covered land for the first time. There were no towns. There was no timber to build a home. They lived in Dugouts for a number of years. The little timber that was used in the construction was brought in by wagon.
They were a hardy and independent lot. They came here to be left alone and live their lives in peace. That is all we want today.
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posted on
01/16/2012 9:41:24 AM PST
by
Texas Fossil
(Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one)
To: Theoria; SunkenCiv
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posted on
01/16/2012 9:48:21 AM PST
by
esquirette
("Our hearts are restless until they find rest in Thee." ~ Augustine)
To: Texas Fossil
My great grandparents took pictures of the area in West Texas they settled in in 1904 in the 1920's. there still were few if any mesquite trees then and the only other trees were native pecans and coottonwoods along the few running creek banks.
Mexican cattle poop planted the mesquite trees.
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01/16/2012 9:56:56 AM PST
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nuke rocketeer
(File CONGRESS.SYS corrupted: Re-boot Washington D.C (Y/N)?)
To: Theoria
There is very little land in S. America that hasn’t been changed and molded by the hand of man for his own purposes.
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01/16/2012 10:10:34 AM PST
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posted on
01/16/2012 10:22:49 AM PST
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TheOldLady
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To: Theoria
Mann’s book 1491 referenced in the article is excellent. I recommend it.
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01/16/2012 10:30:02 AM PST
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DManA
To: Theoria; esquirette; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; decimon; 1010RD; 21twelve; 24Karet; ...
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01/16/2012 10:31:23 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
(FReep this FReepathon!)
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01/16/2012 10:32:11 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
(FReep this FReepathon!)
To: Texas Fossil
They came here to be left alone and live their lives in peace. That is all we want today.Good luck with that. </Spongebob>
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posted on
01/16/2012 10:36:32 AM PST
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null and void
(Day 1089 of America's ObamaVacation from reality [Heroes aren't made, Frank, they're cornered...])
To: nuke rocketeer
Mexican cattle poop planted the mesquite trees. I'm calling BS on that one...
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01/16/2012 10:38:09 AM PST
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null and void
(Day 1089 of America's ObamaVacation from reality [Heroes aren't made, Frank, they're cornered...])
To: nuke rocketeer; Texas Fossil
Well then - you guys would get a kick out of the “environmentalists” - “protecting” the natural state of areas in California.
They are desertified now - due to overlogging for the silver industry. What were pine forests are now desert.
And the left - passes laws - to keep it in its “natural state” of desert.
Stupid is as stupid does.
To: null and void; nuke rocketeer; Eldon Tyrell
Spanish Texas"The Spanish left a deep mark on Texas. Their European livestock caused mesquite to spread inland while farmers tilled and irrigated the land, changing the landscape forever."
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01/16/2012 11:53:58 AM PST
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blam
To: Eldon Tyrell
Stupid is as stupid does. That says it all. Just like fining the oil companies for not using a non-existent additive.
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01/16/2012 12:01:58 PM PST
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nuke rocketeer
(File CONGRESS.SYS corrupted: Re-boot Washington D.C (Y/N)?)
To: null and void
The cattle ate mesquite beans as they passed through Northern Mexico and crapped the beans out in South Texas after digesting the hull. The trees slowly spread throughout the state in this fashion all through the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries.
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01/16/2012 12:05:16 PM PST
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nuke rocketeer
(File CONGRESS.SYS corrupted: Re-boot Washington D.C (Y/N)?)
To: blam
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posted on
01/16/2012 12:06:20 PM PST
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null and void
(Day 1089 of America's ObamaVacation from reality [Heroes aren't made, Frank, they're cornered...])
To: nuke rocketeer
It’s still BS, isn’t it?
(OK, only half, the other half is CS)...
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01/16/2012 12:07:53 PM PST
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null and void
(Day 1089 of America's ObamaVacation from reality [Heroes aren't made, Frank, they're cornered...])
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