Executive Summary
- Researchers estimate 3 million people lived in the Amazonian civilization.
- This civilization occupied only 3% of the forest area.
- The discovery sheds new light on the history of human societies.
The Buzz Score
The Internet’s Verdict: 70% Hyped, 30% Skeptical
Expert Insights
Originally heard about this via Nature podcast’s interview with the researcher.
Originally heard about this via Nature podcast’s interview with the researcher:
This is a continuation of many findings in this direction. It’s wonderful to imagine the many societies humans have created, and sad that we’ll be able to learn so little about them.
In the past 40 years, Amazônia has lost more than 13% of its vegetation cover.
> In the past 40 years, Amazônia has lost more than 13% of its vegetation cover. This is loss of original forest cover, replaced by non-native vegetation: pasture, agriculture & tree plantations. 13% is about the amount of vegetation coverage domesticated in Amazonia over 40 years. It has been converted from wilderness into a renewable, denser source of ingredients for food, clothing and shelter.
It’s so crazy that they all just… died because of the old world diseases before anyone really got a chance to meet them as a civilization.
It’s so crazy that they all just… died because of the old world diseases before anyone really got a chance to meet them as a civilization.
Focus Keyword: Amazonian Civilization
