Huge ancient city found in the Amazon (www.bbc.co.uk)
from fossilesque@mander.xyz to archaeology@mander.xyz on 12 Jan 2024 02:39
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Gamoc@lemmy.world on 12 Jan 2024 09:13 collapse

Headline: “huge ancient city”

Article: “mounds”

Microw@lemm.ee on 12 Jan 2024 10:20 collapse

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Thats what happens to a city taken back by nature and lying undisturbed for 500+ years… there is a reason why the only preserved Roman ruin cities are in the Sahara or next to the Mount Vesuvius

pumpkinseedoil@mander.xyz on 13 Dec 12:10 collapse

That’s just not true, Roman ruin cities were/are being excavated in many places

Microw@lemm.ee on 13 Dec 12:23 collapse

But those are not fully preserved, they have been built over and/or flattened by people