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Earthworks spotted in the Amazon hint at huge ancient civilization

NatureWednesday, July 29, 2026 at 12:00 AM

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Nature, Published online: 29 July 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-02367-x Discovery of almost 400 structures may help to redefine the true scale of the Aquiry civilization — plus, tiny fossils of the earliest fossil squid ancestor.

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Nature, Published online: 29 July 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-02367-x Discovery of almost 400 structures may help to redefine the true scale of the Aquiry civilization — plus, tiny fossils of the earliest fossil squid ancestor.

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