New satellite images sweep across the Amazon and expose something startling: more ancient shipwrecks hidden deep in the jungle floor. Researchers using advanced remote sensing have identified several new vessel-shaped anomalies buried beneath centuries of sediment, far from any modern river route.
Ancient peoples across the Americas created large, complex societies that have only recently come to light through new technologies. Archaeological research using lidar, a laser-based scanning method that can map terrain beneath dense vegetation, has revealed evidence of extensive civilizations in the Amazon rainforest and other regions. These discoveries are changing how scientists understand the…