These Geometric Shapes Were Made By a Previously Unknown Civilization

March 29, 2018

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Now, a team of archaeologists and satellite imagery specialists have discovered the remains of a previously unknown civilization that flourished around 1250 to 1500 AD, just before the European colonization of the Americas. The find, which includes captivating images of geometric earthworks, is described in a paper published Tuesday in Nature Communications, led by University of Exeter archaeologist Jonas Gregorio de Souza.

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These Geometric Shapes Were Made By a Previously Unknown Civilization

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