💧🌏 Greg CocksFeb 7, 2024
Two Thousand Years Of Garden Urbanism In The Upper Amazon
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https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adi6317 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #archeology #preHispanic #prehistoric #urban #LiDAR #UpanoValley #amazon #ecuador #Andes #fieldwork #earthobservation #buildings #roads #agriculture #drainage #terraces #roadnetwork #civilisation ##UpperAmazon #urbansystems #maya #agrarian
Norobiik @[email protected]Jan 15, 2024

New laser mapping technology, called #lidar, helped researchers see through the forest cover and map out new details of the mounds and structures in the settlements of #Ecuador's #UpanoValley.

The images revealed more than 6,000 #EarthenPlatforms distributed in a geometric pattern, connected by roads and intertwined with the agricultural landscapes and river drainages.

The#Amazon's ancient complex of 'lost cities' flourished for a thousand years
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/lost-cities-oldest-ancient-complex-found-amazon-1000-years-rcna133608

The Amazon's ancient complex of 'lost cities' flourished for a thousand years

A cluster of "lost cities" that flourished for a millennia have been discovered by archaeologists in the Amazon, with the findings published in the journal Science on Thursday.

NBC News
readbeanicecreamJan 11, 2024

Lasers reveal ancient settlements hidden deep in the Amazon rainforest

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/lasers-reveal-ancient-settlements-hidden-deep-in-the-amazon-rainforest

#archaeology #anthropology #ancienthistory #amazon #upanovalley #andesmountains #lasers

Lasers reveal ancient settlements hidden deep in the Amazon rainforest

Archaeologists used lasers to view an ancient civilization hidden in the Amazon rainforest.

Live Science