Technological ingress via LiDAR catalyzed revelation of Upano civilization (500 BCE-600 CE, Ecuadorian Amazon), subverting tropes of ‘untamed wilderness’. Attributes include axial road infrastructures, earthen platforms (thousands), calibrated agro-systems (maize/manioc/sweet potato), intimating centralised planning. Ecological vestiges endure, bespeaking formative anthropogenic influence. #FACTOVATE #AmazonArchaeology #Upano #LiDAR #PreColumbian

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