The archaeology of the Bolivian Amazonia or "Low lands" comprises a large territory that shows, significant time and spatial discontinuities. The identification of societies in this area constituting "Jefaturas de la Floresta Tropical", from criteria based on preconceptions requires the reassessment of regional prehistory from the causal point of view. Benian archeology (Llanos de Mojos) is fundamentally known, from the Erland Nordenskiöld excavations, which undoubtedly sets the conceptual bases existing to date. Between 1977 and 1981 a Mission of Museo de La Plata (Argentina), under the direction of B. Dougherty together with the Instituto Nacional de Arqueología of La Paz (Bolivia) and the Amazonian Ecosystem Research (EEUU), carried out systemic researches considering several anthropologic items and producing numerous radiocarbon datings. Such contribution helped to clarify, but not to simplify, the regional pre-Hispanic outlook, very important in the South American archeological thematic. An exhaustive bibliographic list that facilitates the access to the knowledge of that large area complements this presentation.
Bolivia; Beni; Plains of Mojos; Archaeology; Earth works palavras