Recent archaeological discoveries have unveiled significant historical sites in the Americas. In Toronto, construction workers stumbled upon ancient human remains that have been confirmed to be from an Indigenous burial ground. Meanwhile, in the Amazon, scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery of the oldest Amazonian cities, part of a valley of lost cities that flourished 2,000 years ago. These farm-based citylike settlements in the Ecuadorian Andes, revealed through aerial surveys and laser mapping technology, are characterized by constructed platforms and plazas connected by an extensive network of large, straight roads. Believed to be over 2500 years old, these pre-colonial cities are more than a millennium older than any other known complex Amazonian society. The findings, which highlight the social complexity of these civilizations, have been detailed in the latest issue of Science magazine.
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Aerial surveys have revealed the largest pre-colonial cities in the Amazon yet discovered, linked by an extensive network of roads. https://t.co/3KAiKQDuD7
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Laser mapping technology reveals the oldest Amazonian cities, built at least 2500 years ago—more than 1000 years older than any other known complex Amazonian society. https://t.co/mf9JPfRpyO
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Scientists have uncovered the Amazon’s earliest and largest example of farm-based citylike settlements high in the foothills of the Ecuadorian Andes. https://t.co/GwVVj6qgzp
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A dense system of pre-Hispanic urban centers, characterized by constructed platforms and plazas and connected by large, straight roads, has been discovered in the upper Amazon. Learn more in the latest issue of Science: https://t.co/TrQ3NDDLnc https://t.co/0s0mJZKU4A
The @cityoftoronto has confirmed that ancient human remains unearthed by a construction crew last week were from an Indigenous burial ground https://t.co/3ZUWqn5Jdi
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