被现代文明侵袭之前,亚马孙雨林往往被看做荒蛮之地。但越来越多的研究表明,在古代,这里曾经被众多大型、复杂的社会所占据,只是在最近几个世纪才重新被大自然充填。巴西国家亚马孙研究所的Charles Clement所持的这一观点,与16~17世纪欧洲殖民者的记录相吻合。Clement认为,亚马孙的中部和南部 Before being invaded by modern civilization, the Amazon rainforest is often seen as a barren land. However, more and more studies show that in ancient times, the area was once occupied by many large and complex societies and only was re-filled with nature in recent centuries. This view held by Charles Clement of the National Amazon Institute of Brazil coincided with the record of European settlers from the 16th to the 17th centuries. Clement believes that the central and southern Amazon