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Amazon's Lost Cities Reveal Early Urbanism

Ancient 'garden cities' spanning 300 square kilometers were discovered in Ecuador's Amazon, revealing complex urbanism 2,500 years ago.

Archaeologists recently uncovered a vast network of ancient urban settlements in the Ecuadorian Amazon. This discovery challenges previous beliefs about the extent and complexity of early societies in the region.

Sources

• medium.com
• nationalgeographic.com
• thefactsite.com

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