Philip Coppens Terra Preta

Last updated April 17, 2007

Terra Preta
Philip Coppens

In the depths of the Amazonian basin, a specific type of soil is found that is known to be of human origin – but which modern science has so far been unable to reproduce. It seems to have been “primitive man’s” attempt to terraform the Amazon into fertility.

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