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I think straightforwardly the Nazca lines are totally unique and pyramids of Mexico are undeniable in their impressiveness. Poverty Point and the mounds are mis
by ch4s3 4y ago
I think straightforwardly the Nazca lines are totally unique and pyramids of Mexico are undeniable in their impressiveness. Poverty Point and the mounds are mistakable as weird hills, and were mostly uninhabited by the time settlers arrived.
- AlotOfReading 4y agoMany iconic Mexican pyramids were also weird hills before they were excavated and restored in the 20th century and similarly unused. Here's one example [1]. Even major cities like Tikal were essentially unknown until systematic mapping of the areas around the more obvious pyramids revealed their true extents. [1]: https://i.redd.it/jj7y8vn3lir51.png https://i.redd.it/jj7y8vn3lir51.png
- ch4s3 4y agoYea that’s true but Europeans wrote detailed accounts of the structures at their apogee, documenting their use and the culture of their builders. We’ll, at least in some places.