Ethnoecology of Landscape Uses and Interpretations

In this chapter, we propose a methodology in historical ethnoecology based on our collaborative experience with Amerindians from French Guiana. We assume that Native Americans still have an intimate practice of nature and a deep knowledge of their culture that can provide us with integrative elements for understanding ancient historical landscapes. Their knowledge of plant species indicative of anthropisation, as well as their pedological, agronomic or historical knowledge, collected at different scales make it possible to reconstruct the history of landscapes in a complementary way.