Lidar reveals pre-Hispanic low-density urbanism in the Bolivian Amazon

• Published in: Nature (London) Vol. 606; no. 7913; pp. 325 - 328
• Main Authors: Prümers, Heiko, Betancourt, Carla Jaimes, Iriarte, José, Robinson, Mark, Schaich, Martin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 09.06.2022; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 706/689/19/27; 706/689/680; Anthropogenic factors; Archaeology; Architecture; Canals; Construction; Density; Hispanic people; Humanities and Social Sciences; Lidar; Mounds; multidisciplinary; Pyramids; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Tropical forests; Urbanism

Archaeological remains of agrarian-based, low-density urbananism 1 – 3 have been reported to exist beneath the tropical forests of Southeast Asia, Sri Lanka and Central America 4 – 6 . However, beyond some large interconnected settlements in southern Amazonia 7 – 9 , there has been no such evidence...