List of pre-Columbian engineering projects in the Americas
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Engineering in the Americas before the arrival of Christopher Columbus was advanced in agriculture, hydrology, irrigation systems, transportation, mechanical engineering, civil engineering and astronomy. In addition Native Americans made extensive use of fire to change the landscape and to create open areas for farming and hunting. Examples of pre-Columbian engineering from different indigenous civilizations can be found across North and South America.
North America
[edit]- Pueblo Structures
- Hohokam Canals
- Chaco Canyon
- Tenochitlan Flood Gates
- Teotihuacan
- Serpent Mound
- Cahokia Mounds
South America
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[edit]References
[edit]- McKeya, Doyle; Rostainb, Stéphen; Iriartec, José; Glaserd, Bruno; Birkd, Jago Jonathan; Holste, Irene; Renarda, Delphine (2010). "Pre-Columbian agricultural landscapes, ecosystem engineers, and self-organized patchiness in Amazonia". PNAS. 107 (17). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America: 7823–7828. Bibcode:2010PNAS..107.7823M. doi:10.1073/pnas.0908925107. PMC 2867901. PMID 20385814.
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