New research conducted using airborne laser scanning reveals that a multicultural civilization that flourished in southwestern Amazonia between 600 BCE and 850 CE was home to millions of people.

When you think of the Amazon, the first thing that comes to mind is the image of a wilderness completely untouched by ancient human hands. Well, new research led by archaeo-anthropologist Martti ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aerial laser scanning of just 3 percent of a region researchers assign to an ancient civilization revealed evidence of a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Using laser scanning technology to peer beneath the dense canopy of the Amazon rainforest, archaeologists have discovered hundreds ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Archaeologists from Missouri State University are confirming the existence of a previously unknown ancient civilization hidden deep within the Brazilian Amazon, using advanced ...

"Hearst Magazines and AOL may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." A large ancient population dubbed the Aquiry civilization by archaeologists may have lived in the ...