81 settlements believe been found in an area once thought to believe been near-uninhabited,and research suggests there were hundreds moreOnce people thought the Amazon was a near-uninhabited rainforest before the Europeans turned up, but researchers say they believe found new evidence that it was in fact a hive of human activity and domestic to millions of people.
A new study has revealed details of 81 sites in the previously uncharted territory of the Amazon’s upper Tapajós Basin, or with settlements ranging from small villages just 30m wide to a large site covering 19 hectares. Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk