A NETWORK of lost ancient cities in the Amazon that have lain hidden under the thick forest canopy for centuries has been revealed by laser scanning.
Professor Jose Iriarte of the University of Exeter and his colleagues. The cities, which were built by the Casarabe communities between AD 500–1400, feature an array of elaborate structures quite unlike any previously discovered in the region. They include 16-feet-high terraces that span some 22 hectares — the equivalent of 30 football pitches — civic–ceremonial structures built in U-shapes and conical pyramids each around 69 feet tall.
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