Many areas of the Amazon and the people who have called it home remain an enigma.
Fortunately, technology has allowed archeologists to further learn about these ancient communities.
Now, Gurgel’s sweeping aerial photographs have revealed massive geometric shapes among the greenery.
For maximum contrast, the images were taken in the raking light of the late afternoon.
Enormous squares and circles, known asgeoglyphs, dot the landscape.
They were able to spot more than 20 previously unidentified Indigenous earthworks.
The team predicts there are between 10,000 and 24,000 earthworks waiting to be discovered.
