Professor Jose Iriarte

Archaeologists discover unique drainage and irrigation system that enabled the “Neolithic revolution” in the Amazon

A pre-Colombian society in the Amazon developed a sophisticated agricultural engineering system that enabled them to produce maize throughout the...

New interactive stories reveal the discoveries made by University-led Amazonia archaeology project

A series of immersive stories capturing some of the remarkable findings of an Amazonia-based archaeology project have been launched by...

Rock art and archaeological record reveal the complex relationship between humans and Amazonian animals

Rock art explored by archaeologists in the Colombian Amazon has provided an insight into the complex relationship between the earliest...

UK-Colombia partnership inspires inaugural cohort of cultural heritage tourist guides for Amazon archaeological sites

Indigenous communities in Colombia’s world-renowned Amazonia region are celebrating the graduation of a first cohort of students who will help...

Amazonian rainforest hides thousands of records of ancient indigenous communities under its forest canopy

The world’s most diverse forest, the Amazon, may host more than 10,000 records of pre-Columbian earthworks (constructed prior to the...