Could studying these thousands of ancient structures help our future?
Researchers have discovered two dozen ancient constructions hidden beneath the canopy in the Amazon rainforest basin.The constructions are earthworks built in the pre-Columbian era—meaning prior to the period of European colonization. They represent the remnants of a variety of sites and structures built by ancient Indigenous peoples.
'The scientists then modeled the occurrence of other ancient earthworks across the Amazon, predicting that anywhere between roughly 10,000 and 24,000 are waiting to be discovered in the region.The latest findings shed new light on the influence of pre-Columbian societies in the Amazon region.
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