Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Newly discovered Amazon structures change what we know about ancient civilization

Researchers at the University of Exeter have discovered 81 earthworks known as geoglpyhs along 1,200 miles across the Amazon Rainforest. This evidence indicates that the dense, difficult-to-navigate region was once home to up to ten million people prior to European colonization. "There is a common misconception that the Amazon is an untouched landscape, home to scattered, nomadic communities. This is not the case,” said study researcher Dr. Jonas Gregorio de Souza in a statement. “We have found...

from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/newly-discovered-amazon-structures-change-what-we-know-about-ancient-civilization
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