Laurence Blair

It's polished, it's brightly painted. There are monkeys, there are serpents. I think the key thing to bear in mind, this isn't just crockery. This stuff is really crucial because it shows us that these aren't people who were scratching at living or kind of frozen in time.

It's polished, it's brightly painted. There are monkeys, there are serpents. I think the key thing to bear in mind, this isn't just crockery. This stuff is really crucial because it shows us that these aren't people who were scratching at living or kind of frozen in time.

These are sedentary cosmopolitan societies that have enough food and enough fuel and material to support this kind of industry of artists and artisans.

These are sedentary cosmopolitan societies that have enough food and enough fuel and material to support this kind of industry of artists and artisans.

These are sedentary cosmopolitan societies that have enough food and enough fuel and material to support this kind of industry of artists and artisans.

Yeah, that boundary is being pushed back further and further every year. But we're looking at some really dense terra preta deposits from about 6,000 years ago. And actually the oldest ceramics that have ever been found anywhere in the Americas, north or south, actually were found in the Amazon. And they seem to date back to about 7,000 years ago.

Yeah, that boundary is being pushed back further and further every year. But we're looking at some really dense terra preta deposits from about 6,000 years ago. And actually the oldest ceramics that have ever been found anywhere in the Americas, north or south, actually were found in the Amazon. And they seem to date back to about 7,000 years ago.

Yeah, that boundary is being pushed back further and further every year. But we're looking at some really dense terra preta deposits from about 6,000 years ago. And actually the oldest ceramics that have ever been found anywhere in the Americas, north or south, actually were found in the Amazon. And they seem to date back to about 7,000 years ago.

And even going even further back, we have plant materials, you know, fossilized seeds, food waste, which goes back 9,000 years ago. And I think this is also the other kind of secret substance, the other kind of key ingredient, which is really perhaps explains the flourishing of these Amazonian civilizations.

And even going even further back, we have plant materials, you know, fossilized seeds, food waste, which goes back 9,000 years ago. And I think this is also the other kind of secret substance, the other kind of key ingredient, which is really perhaps explains the flourishing of these Amazonian civilizations.

And even going even further back, we have plant materials, you know, fossilized seeds, food waste, which goes back 9,000 years ago. And I think this is also the other kind of secret substance, the other kind of key ingredient, which is really perhaps explains the flourishing of these Amazonian civilizations.

It seems as though ancient Amazonians were actually improving and adapting forests around them. Archaeologists have identified at least 80 species. We're talking about cassava, sweet potato, Brazil nuts, peppers, fruits, palms, tobacco.

It seems as though ancient Amazonians were actually improving and adapting forests around them. Archaeologists have identified at least 80 species. We're talking about cassava, sweet potato, Brazil nuts, peppers, fruits, palms, tobacco.

It seems as though ancient Amazonians were actually improving and adapting forests around them. Archaeologists have identified at least 80 species. We're talking about cassava, sweet potato, Brazil nuts, peppers, fruits, palms, tobacco.

Exactly. So taking a kind of wild variety and then experimenting with it, propagating it, planting it, you know, until you get the best kind of yields. I don't know if, Tristan, have you ever tried a kind of purplish fruit called acai?

Exactly. So taking a kind of wild variety and then experimenting with it, propagating it, planting it, you know, until you get the best kind of yields. I don't know if, Tristan, have you ever tried a kind of purplish fruit called acai?

Exactly. So taking a kind of wild variety and then experimenting with it, propagating it, planting it, you know, until you get the best kind of yields. I don't know if, Tristan, have you ever tried a kind of purplish fruit called acai?

Well, you'll have to look out for it next time you're at an ice cream shop. But it's starting to take off, particularly in this hemisphere. It's a delicious kind of purpley fruit. It tastes a little bit like bubblegum, a little bit like raspberry. And this is a fruit which ancient Amazonians basically

Well, you'll have to look out for it next time you're at an ice cream shop. But it's starting to take off, particularly in this hemisphere. It's a delicious kind of purpley fruit. It tastes a little bit like bubblegum, a little bit like raspberry. And this is a fruit which ancient Amazonians basically

Well, you'll have to look out for it next time you're at an ice cream shop. But it's starting to take off, particularly in this hemisphere. It's a delicious kind of purpley fruit. It tastes a little bit like bubblegum, a little bit like raspberry. And this is a fruit which ancient Amazonians basically