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by Stephen Messenger,
Porto Alegre, Brazil

Difficult to see from the ground,geoglyphs go unnoticed by locals

With the aid of satellite imagery from Google Earth, soon archeologists in Brazil will be finding more and more large geometric designs carved into the ground in the Amazon rainforest. The geoglyphs are believed to have been sculpted by ancient people from the Amazon region around 700 years ago, though their purpose is still unknown. So far, nearly 300 geoglyphs have been identified, but with advances in satellite imaging–and increased clearing of the jungle coverage–scientists are hoping to discover many more of these strange, geometric designs. Read the rest of this story
Photo via Diego Gurgel

Tags: Amazon, Brazil, Clearcut forest, Dexter R. Richards, Diego Gurgel, geoglyphs, Mountain Spirit, Porto Alegre, Stephen Messenger, TreeHugger

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