CNN —Archaeologists working deep in the Amazon rainforest have discovered an extensive network of cities dating back 2,500 years.
The team also discovered monumental complexes with much larger platforms, which, they said, probably had a civic or ceremonial function.
Even the most isolated complexes were linked by pathways and an extensive network of larger, straight roads with curbs.
In the empty buffer zones between complexes, the team found features of land cultivation, such as drainage fields and terraces.
These were linked to a network of footpaths, according to the study.
Persons:
Stéphen Rostain, ”, ” Rostain, Rostain, Carlos Morales, Aguilar, Morales
Organizations:
CNN, Research, France’s National Center for Scientific Research, University of Texas
Locations:
Upano, Ecuador, France, Germany, Puerto Rico, Amazonia, Panama, Guatemala, Belize, Brazil, Mexico, Austin, ”