terra preta
concept
5 mentions
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first heard Oct 2024
last heard 26 May
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Soil type found in the Amazon rainforest, rich in organic material, associated with ancient human activity.
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newest first · ▶ plays the momentJames StewartAstrum Space · What's Hidden Under the Amazon Rainforest? | Astrum Earth · 17:27 · 26 May
…Ancient Amazonians intentionally created patches of rich, dark soil, known as terra preta or Amazonian dark earth, to make farming possible, and this was no accident.…
UnknownThe Joe Rogan Experience · #2252 - Wesley Huff · 1:40:56 · Jan 2025
…Oh, terra preta is their particular rich soil that is man-made soil. Oh, yes, I do know about that. It's a combination of charcoal and bacteria, and it's incredible. And it's unbelievably fertile in terms of your ability to grow food on it. And they made it, and we don't know how they did it. And it's man-made stuff, which is so bananas.…
Graham HancockThe Joe Rogan Experience · #2215 - Graham Hancock · 27:57 · Oct 2024
…So it's not stopped. Terra Preta is still being made but most of it is very old and the oldest that they found so far is about 8,000 years old.…
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