Abstract
" This work analyzes landscapes produced by prehistoric human occupation in the Lowlands of Amazonia and the Southern Cone of South America, estimating their similarities and connections with mounds of natural origin. A description of specific aspects is proposed, as an interpretation of the cultural process of formation of these settlements with mounds. At the same time, aspects of other environmental structures made by "soil engineer" animals living in these landscapes are proposed. Ecological coincidences, social analogies connected with collective work and structural similarities can stimulate thoughts on interactions between human societies and nature. Investigation on aspects common to earth mounds of the Lowlands of northern and southern South America contributes to identify specificities of each historical and cultural story." (source éditeur)