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Science and Nature
TV-PG
2022
NOVA

Ancient Builders of the Amazon

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Ancient Builders of the Amazon

Season 50 Episode 3 | 53m 21s | CC

Recent discoveries in archaeology are exploding the myth of the Amazon as a primeval wilderness, revealing traces of ancient civilizations that flourished for centuries, with populations numbering in the millions.

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