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SCIENCEJul 29 · 15:00 UTCNEW SCIENTISTJames Woodford

Lost civilisation in the Amazon may have numbered 3 million people

Laser-scanning surveys reveal that the ancient Aquiry civilisation in the Amazon was larger than previously believed, with an estimated population of 3 million people and tens of thousands of large geometric earthworks constructed in an area once considered pristine wilderness.

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