LOST CITIES DISCOVERED IN THE AMAZON ( ENGLISH SUBTITLES)

For centuries, the Amazon rainforest was often portrayed as an untouched wilderness. But recent archaeological discoveries are changing that view. Using LiDAR technology, researchers have revealed enormous networks of ancient settlements, roads, plazas, canals, and monumental earthworks hidden beneath the forest. In Ecuador’s Upano Valley, thousands of structures reveal a complex urban landscape that existed more than 2,000 years ago. And in 2026, researchers reported more than 20,000 pre-Columbian earthworks across parts of southwestern Amazonia, suggesting that ancient populations may have been far larger and more organized than previously believed.lost The discoveries are rewriting our understanding of the Amazon — and raising a fascinating question: how many ancient cities are still hidden beneath the jungle? #DOCUMENTÁRIO #história #mistério #civilizaçãoantiga #amazônia #educação #ciência #entretenimento #arqueologia