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Feb 9, 2024 4 min

Lost Amazon Cities Reveal Precolonial Urbanization

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The assertion that the Amazon only became urbanized after Europeans invaded the region in the 15th century is part of an increasingly outdated imaginary. Recent discoveries in Ecuador, a South American country that shares part of the Amazonian territory with eight other nations, indicate that the forest has a history of organizations and urban development dating back more than 2,500 years. And this is not the oldest record.

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