Andean

Satellite imagery has uncovered 76 elaborate stone hunting traps and hundreds of previously unknown settlements in the Andean highlands of northern Chile, revealing that hunting and foraging remained central to community life thousands of years after researchers believed people had transitioned to agricultural farming. The discovery suggests ancient communities continued hunting and gathering practices from 8000 BC through the 18th century. Dr. Adrián Oyaneder from the University of Exeter used publicly available satellite data to examine a 4,600 square-kilometer area of the Camarones River Basin, focusing on upland regions that had previously received little archaeological attention. Over four months of analysis, he identified numerous sites of archaeological interest, with results published in the journal Antiquity. The research challenges long-held assumptions