Archaeological Discoveries in Amazon Reveal Pre-Colonial Inhabitants

New discoveries at a site dubbed the 'Stonehenge of the Amazon' are shedding light on who lived in the rainforest before colonization. These findings challenge the previous understanding of the Amazon as a 'human desert'.

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The IndependentMostly Factual131d ago

‘Stonehenge of the Amazon’ reveals secret of who lived in the rainforest before colonisation

These discoveries reinforce a growing understanding that the Amazon was far from a ‘human desert’ before colonisation

By Gabriela S. Pessoa and Eraldo Peres

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Archaeological Discoveries in Amazon Reveal Pre-Colonial Inhabitants

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‘Stonehenge of the Amazon’ reveals secret of who lived in the rainforest before colonisation

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