The aftermath of 1492: Study shows how Native American depopulation impacted ecology
Tuesday, January 26, 2016 - 12:05
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Among the Pueblo Indians of northern New Mexico, disease didn't break out until nearly a century after their first contact with Europeans, following the establishment of mission churches in the seventeenth century, a team of researchers has shown. The depopulation was so extreme it led to changes in forest fires in the region, they say.