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> Sort of what happened to the civilizations in the Amazonas basin in the 16th century. Got any good sources on that? Sounds very interesting
by zwirbl 4y ago
> Sort of what happened to the civilizations in the Amazonas basin in the 16th century.
Got any good sources on that? Sounds very interesting
- samus 4y agoThe spanish explorer Francisco de Orellana encountered advanced societies along the Amazonas river. He's the guy that came up with that name. What's left from these civilizations are Terra Preta deposits (extremely fertile black earth of very likely human origin) and petroglyphs that can be detected using LIDAR. Also, small tribes of natives with a noble class, which is quite unexpected for hunter-gatherer societies, but makes sense for more complex societies that suffered civilizational breakdown and had to change lifestyle. Sort of like the northern Dundedain :-)