Amazon Road Reveals Ancient Societies

Road construction along the BR-156 highway in Brazil — Amapa, Brazil, has led to significant archaeological discoveries, including pottery and artifacts from ancient Indigenous societies. Researchers like Lúcio Flávio Costa Leite, Manoel Fabiano da Silva Santos, Mariana Petry Cabral, and Eduardo Neves are involved in excavating, analyzing, and protecting these sites. The findings challenge the perception of the Amazon rainforest as a 'human desert' before European colonization, revealing interconnected societies that shaped the landscape through sustainable practices. The Archaeological Park of the Solstice in Calcoene, Brazil — Amapa, a 1,000-year-old stone monument, is also being studied and is in the process of becoming a national park, further protecting the surrounding Amazon rainforest.