Ancient Civilization found in Brazil (August 28, 2008) Ancient city discovered deep in Amazonian rainforest linked to the legendary white-skinned Cloud People of Peru "Dozens of ancient, densely packed, towns, villages, and hamlets arranged in an organized pattern have been mapped in the Brazilian Amazon. The finding suggests that vast swathes of "pristine" rain forest may actually have been sophisticated urban landscapes prior to the arrival of European colonists. "It is very different from what we might expect using certain classic models of urbanism," noted study co-author Michael Heckenberger, an anthropologist at the University of Florida in Gainesville. Nevertheless, he said, the repeated patterns within and among settlements across the landscape suggest a highly ordered and planned society on par with any medieval European town."
Posted on: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 20:17:07 +0000
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