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  1. #year1000 (1/2) : Royaume Chincha (Amérique Sud) : riche et densément peuplé, contrôle l’une des vallées côtières les plus productives du Pérou (cf 1400) -> utilisation du #guano d’oiseaux marins récupéré en radeau pour enrichir les terres cultivées pauvres en azote #agriculture de la vallée située à 25 km de la côte.

    guano = mélange collant d’excréments d’oiseaux marins + coquilles d’œufs + os et plumes -> vastes colonies de pélicans péruviens ...

    Suite : mastodon.social/@cobrate/11609

  2. time for some entertainment! And/or education. My son John got me onto SaltShack minerals and they are a joy to watch. I remembered the musical Story of Poop! Here it is and it is pretty decent history.#Guano #BirdPoop #BatShit

    youtu.be/jXJBYhj4G0w

  3. Did #seabird poop fuel rise of #Chincha in #Peru?
    #Guano dramatically boosted the production of #maize (#corn), and this agricultural surplus crucially helped fuel the Chincha Kingdom’s economy, driving their trade, wealth, population growth and regional influence, and shaped their strategic alliance with the #Inca Empire. In ancient Andean cultures, fertiliser was power.”
    arstechnica.com/science/2026/0

  4. If you think the US only goes after islands for their resources if they have oil or rare earths, you don't know shit. Bird shit that is. White gold. Navassa Nitro.

    Come and read this story of a law named the Guano Islands Act of 1856
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guano_Is

    #Guano #Imperialism #History

  5. Did Guano Make The Inca The World’s First Conservationists?

    "The Inca recognized the importance of guano and the islands where the so-called guano birds breed as central to the survival of their civilization — and they responded by implementing the first ever conservation effort"

    #SciComm by @grrlscientist

    #Inca #birds #Guano #conservation medium.com/grrlscientist/did-g

  6. Did Guano Make The Inca The World’s First Conservationists?

    "The Inca recognized the importance of guano and the islands where the so-called guano birds breed as central to the survival of their civilization — and they responded by implementing the first ever conservation effort"

    #SciComm by @GrrlScientist

    #Inca #birds #Guano #conservation medium.com/discourse/did-guano

  7. Did Guano Make The Inca The World’s First Conservationists?

    "The Inca recognized the importance of guano and the islands where the so-called guano birds breed as central to the survival of their civilization — and they responded by implementing the first ever conservation effort"

    #SciComm by @grrlscientist

    #Inca #birds #Guano #conservation medium.com/discourse/did-guano

  8. Did Seabird Guano Shape The Expansion Of Peru’s Pre-Inca Society?

    "The use of seabird poop as a fertilizer for corn and other food crops supported the expansion of pre-Inca civilizations despite living in an extremely arid environment."

    #SciComm by @grrlscientist

    #ChinchaKingdom #PreIncaSocieties #Seabirds #birds #Guano #Maize #Ecology #Archaeology #Anthropology forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist

  9. Did Seabird Guano Shape The Expansion Of Peru’s Pre-Inca Society?

    "The use of seabird poop as a fertilizer for corn and other food crops supported the expansion of pre-Inca civilizations despite living in an extremely arid environment."

    #SciComm by @GrrlScientist

    #ChinchaKingdom #PreIncaSocieties #Seabirds #birds #Guano #Maize #Ecology #Archaeology #Anthropology forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist

  10. Did Seabird Guano Shape The Expansion Of Peru’s Pre-Inca Society?

    "The use of seabird poop as a fertilizer for corn and other food crops supported the expansion of pre-Inca civilizations despite living in an extremely arid environment."

    #SciComm by @grrlscientist

    #ChinchaKingdom #PreIncaSocieties #Seabirds #birds #Guano #Maize #Ecology #Archaeology #Anthropology forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist

  11. Did Seabird Guano Shape The Expansion Of Peru’s Pre-Inca Society?

    "The use of seabird poop as a fertilizer for corn and other food crops supported the expansion of pre-Inca civilizations despite living in an extremely arid environment."

    #SciComm by @grrlscientist

    #ChinchaKingdom #PreIncaSocieties #Seabirds #birds #Guano #Maize #Ecology #Archaeology #Anthropology forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist

  12. 🪇 „Weißes Gold“ aus Seevögelkot katapultierte ein altes Königreich in Peru zu Macht & Wohlstand! Guano als Dünger trieb Handel und später Perus Reichtum im 19. Jh. an. Faszinierende Geschichte! n-tv.de/wissen/Vogelkot-verhal #Geschichte #Peru #Guano

  13. (5/6) ... immeubles de Granville -> #charbon UK contre granit #bois et #guano du Pérou pour les usines d'engrais du groupe Soferti appartenant à la maison #Dior parents du couturier #luxe ferraille pour l'Espagne = convois de 4 à 8 wagons tonnage transporté de 200 t. environ tirés par locomotives à vapeur plusieurs fois/jour -> voitures coupées en 2 + nuisances pour les habitants -> fumée de suie via charbon des locomotives ...

    #year1908 #histoire #climat #climate #anthropocene #climatechange

  14. #Penguin poop may help preserve #Antarctic #climate
    New research shows that penguin #guano in #Antarctica is an important source of #ammonia aerosol particles that help drive the formation and persistence of low #clouds, which cool the climate by reflecting some incoming sunlight back to space.
    arstechnica.com/science/2025/0

  15. #year1000 (1/2) : Royaume Chincha (Amérique Sud) : riche et densément peuplé, contrôle l’une des vallées côtières les plus productives du Pérou (cf 1400) -> utilisation du #guano d’oiseaux marins récupéré en radeau pour enrichir les terres cultivées pauvres en azote #agriculture de la vallée située à 25 km de la côte.

    guano = mélange collant d’excréments d’oiseaux marins + coquilles d’œufs + os et plumes -> vastes colonies de pélicans péruviens ...

    Suite : mastodon.social/@cobrate/11609

    #histoire