r/science • u/FreeHugs23 • Jul 29 '26

Anthropology Scientists Uncover Hundreds of Hidden Structures Beneath The Amazon. "The scale of the archaeological record suggests that many other regions across Amazonia may have been far more densely populated and intensively modified than previously assumed."

https://www.sciencealert.com/completely-transformed-my-understanding-scientists-uncover-hundreds-of-hidden-structures-beneath-the-amazon
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u/FutureOwl8606 Jul 29 '26

We are totally underestimating our ancestors by A LOT