Ancient civilization discovered in Amazon

A fascinating find has come from the tragic loss of Brazilian rainforest, making some lemonade out of that lemon. Of course, what this discovery of a long lost Amazonian civilization means is that there have been other times when the forest was likewise not there, giving us hope that currently devastated areas can be regrown as well.

What this find also means is that those intrepid explorers of earlier times, such as Colonel P.H. Fawcett and many others, were correct in believing the natives, whose stories beginning centuries ago described not just one but many civilizations or cities lost in the massive rainforest as well as elsewhere in remote, overgrown parts of South America.As a result of the deforestation of the Amazon basin, a startling discovery has been made. Hidden from view for centuries, the vast archaeological remains of an unknown, ancient civilization have been found.

A study published in Antiquity, a British archaeological journal, details how satellite imagery was used to discern the footprint of the buildings and roads of a settlement, located in what is now Brazil and believed to span a region of more than 150 miles across....

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I just love this type of thing ! Enjoy

Very nice. I love this stuff also.
Star and Flag. Very interesting indeed.

Thank you for finding this.

Impressive. Why it was completely unnoticed. Looks like a really major find.

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Good question .

I just hope that there is a follow up to this report in the form of people on the ground doing some digging .

Thank you so much for bringing this to our attention. I am an Anthropology major so things like this are awesome leads.^_^