Ancient Amazon Cities Found; Were Vast Urban Network
Dozens of ancient, densely packed, towns, villages, and hamlets arranged in an organized pattern have been mapped in the Brazilian Amazon, anthropologists announced.
The finding suggests that vast swathes of “pristine” rain forest may actually have been sophisticated urban landscapes prior to the arrival of European colonists.
The finding supports [...]
David Grann on “The Lost City of Z”
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David Grann on “The Lost City of Z”
Percy Fawcett and The Lost City of Z
Percy Fawcett was a Victorian-minded explorer in the early 20th century.
Mad and manly, Fawcett was certain there was a lost civilization in the lush green hell of the Amazon rainforest. His certainty flew in the face of generations of scholars and scientists who knew there was nothing to [...]
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The lure of Colombia’s Lost City
The lure of Colombia’s Lost City
From the window of the helicopter the greens all merged into one. Through the tiny porthole and from this height I couldn’t work out where one mountain ridge ended and another began, where one valley wound its way into the next.
It was only as the nose dipped and we started [...]
The gods are hungry. Copal incense hung heavy in the humid jungle air. The captive warrior, stoic and unflinching, is brought up to the stone alter. Forced down, bare chest up, he looks into the eyes of the Ah Kin [...]
