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  1. Operation Awa - giving the forest back to one of the most endangered tribes on the planet

    ... group of people living in the eastern Amazon forests of Brazil. There are approximately 350 members left and 100 of ... exactly the opposite direction. Katia Abreu, president of Brazil’s National Agriculture and Livestock Federation, is ... what is the better life that Abreu speaks of?  Many of Brazil’s displaced indigenous people end up with no home, ...

    aprilholloway - 26/05/2014 - 03:31

  2. Evidence Mounts in Favor of Early Inhabitants of the Americas Over 20,000 Years Ago

    ... prehistoric people were hunting giant sloths in eastern Brazil about 23,000 years ago. This adds to an ever-growing ... prehistoric people were hunting giant sloths in eastern Brazil about 23,000 years ago. This adds to an ever-growing ... Another find suggesting a much earlier occupation of Brazil was made in 2014. That discovery included stone tools ...

    Alicia McDermott - 06/09/2017 - 23:02

  3. Genetic studies link indigenous peoples in the Amazon and Australasia

    ... similarity between one or two Native American groups in Brazil and indigenous groups in Australia, New Guinea and the ... colleagues from HMS, the Broad and several universities in Brazil analyzed publicly available genetic information from ... and analyzed DNA from nine additional populations in Brazil to make sure the link they saw hadn't been an artifact ...

    ancient-origins - 24/07/2015 - 00:23

  4. The Lost City of Z and the Mysterious Disappearance of Percy Fawcett

    ... of 58, explorer Percy Fawcett headed into the jungles of Brazil to find a mysterious lost city he called “Z”.  He ... invited Fawcett to survey part of the frontier between Brazil and Bolivia . He spent 18 months in the Mato Grosso ... in this area. The wild wilderness of the Amazon in Brazil, where Percy Fawcett conducted numerous expeditions ...

    Bryan Hill - 14/03/2019 - 20:54

  5. Skull Analysis Concludes the Americas Were Settled by More than One Wave of Migrants

    ... population and the Paleoamerican sample from Lago Santa in Brazil. ( Noreen von Cramon-Taubadel, Andre Strauss and Mark ... images of some skulls from the Lagoa Santa region in Brazil. Those skulls have been estimated to date to around ... skeleton discovered in the region of Lagoa Santa in Brazil. ( Lago Santo Museum of Archaeology ) The great ...

    Mark Miller - 23/02/2017 - 22:48

  6. Were Vikings in South America Over 400 Years Before Columbus?

    ... from runic rock inscriptions) arrived at Santos in Brazil and proceeded inland to Paraguay. Here is presented ... from runic rock inscriptions) arrived at Santos in Brazil and proceeded inland to Paraguay. From a fortified ... where they were heading. They came ashore at Santos, Brazil, found the path which had been long previously ...

    Geoffrey Brooks - 10/05/2020 - 22:58

  7. Critically Endangered South American Forests were Planted by Ancient Peoples

    ... archaeologists have found. Huge swathes of land in Chile, Brazil and Argentina are covered with millions of Araucaria, ... evidence from Campo Belo do Sul, Santa Catarina State, Brazil, to test whether this pattern was directly related to ... Major Impact on Rainforest Araucarias involved in the fog, Brazil. ( CC BY-SA 3.0 ) Professor José Iriarte, from the ...

    ancient-origins - 18/05/2018 - 13:56

  8. Could Ancient Greek Myths Hint at Contact With South America?

    ... from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) in Brazil. Mattievich wrote a book titled “Journey to the ... from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) in Brazil. Mattievich wrote a book titled “Journey to the ... Manaus, the capital of the Brazilian state of Amazonas, Brazil. ( CC BY NC-ND 2.0 ) A Snake the Size of a River In ...

    ancient-origins - 27/05/2017 - 02:00

  9. Of Bunyips and Other Beasts: Evidence of Extinct Megafauna Displayed in Art and Stories

    ... A recent collaboration between scientists in Australia and Brazil shows there are many similarities in the oral (and ... became extinct about 12,000 years ago. In other parts of Brazil, there are stories about the Cobra Grande, a giant ...

    ancient-origins - 08/05/2019 - 23:00

  10. Rio’s Christ the Redeemer Statue Survives Despite Lightning Strikes

    Perhaps the best-known landmark in the vast country of Brazil is the colossal statue, ‘Christ the Redeemer’. At ... Perhaps the best-known landmark in the vast country of Brazil is the colossal statue, ‘Christ the Redeemer’. At ... made the sculpture out of clay which was shipped to Brazil in pieces. Construction began in 1922 and took 9 years ...

    Ed Whelan - 30/06/2019 - 01:46

  11. Baptized in Blood: Queen Njinga of Ndongo-Matamba

    ... players. Lisbon dominated trading ports from China to Brazil, and its Brazilian sugar plantations drove the ... human chattel to white merchants who would ship them to Brazil. As the demand for “pieces” grew, Portuguese ... Jesus Christ and, baptized and catechized, they sail for Brazil or other places where the Catholic faith is practiced. ...

    Jonathan Emily Jordan - 12/04/2020 - 22:49

  12. Newly Discovered 250-Million-Year-Old Fierce Lizard Fossil is Named After Mythical Monster

    ... if the people who lived in the Paraná Basin of southern Brazil years ago saw fossils of dinosaurs and came up with ... in Honor of the Gods Discovery of ancient stone tools in Brazil challenges belief about human arrival in the Americas ... of the Guarani people, who are spread across Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina, and Bolivia, is as strong today as it was ...

    Mark Miller - 11/03/2016 - 21:49

  13. The Uncontacted Frontier: Tribes of the Amazon Want To Be Left Alone

    ... the rights they have to their ancestral lands. In parts of Brazil and Ecuador , for example, the lands of uncontacted ... Another group called the Matis were contacted in Brazil in 1978. This contact quickly led to most of the Matis ... of that event. Indigenous man in the jungle of Brazil. ( filipefrazao / Adobe) Because of these past ...

    Caleb Strom - 27/02/2019 - 18:47

  14. The 5 Most Terrifying Initiation Rites in History

    ... people are one of the oldest native tribes of Brazil . They live deep in the Amazon, and nowadays number a ... Life and Times of Anthony Knivet, a Briton in 16th-Century Brazil When the ordeal is done, the boy is in terrible agony. ... Tribe The Matsë Indians, also known as Matis, are one of Brazil’s most remote Amazonian tribes. Living deep in the ...

    Aleksa Vučković - 09/11/2021 - 21:57

  15. Intertwining Human Life and the Environment: Understanding Ancient Geometric Earthworks in Southwestern Amazonia

    ... Post-Doctoral researcher at the São Paulo University, Brazil, is specialized in Amazonian archaeology and made her ... Geometric Earthwork Landscapes of the Upper Purus, Brazil. American Anthropologist , 2017; DOI: ...

    ancient-origins - 07/09/2017 - 19:53

  16. Hy-Brasil: The Legendary Phantom Island of Ireland

    ... Mysterious Island Hy-Brasil (also called Hy-Breasal, Hy-Brazil, Hy-Breasil, and Brazir) is derived from the name ... last observed on a map in 1865, it was simply noted as “Brazil rock.” The last documented sighting of Hy-Brasil was ... – is it the legendary Atlantis? Sunken Land in Brazil brings up speculations about Atlantis Iram of the ...

    Bryan Hill - 13/03/2019 - 17:05

  17. A 400-Year-Old ‘Carbon Colossus’ Heralds Hope for Amazonia

    ... located in the Guiana Shield of north-eastern Amazonia in Brazil and researchers Tobias Jackson and Sami Rifai explain ... and Diego Armando da Silva and included researchers from Brazil and Britain. Gorgens says that most trees in the ...

    Alicia McDermott - 20/09/2019 - 14:01

  18. Pre-Columbian Amazon Was Not So Virgin After All

    ... the upper Tapajós Basin, a “transitional zone” where Brazil borders Bolivia. This area receives less rainfall than ... Exeter, UK collaborated with other scientists Britain and Brazil to explore a terra firme region which has been ... in Writing for First Time in History Amazon Rainforest, Brazil. (Ben Sutherland/Darren and Sandy Van Soye/CC BY NC SA ...

    Alicia McDermott - 28/03/2018 - 14:00

  19. The (Almost) Forgotten History of The Mission of San Ignacio Miní

    ... of San Ignacio, not far from Argentina’s border with Brazil and is close to the main bus terminal. An admission ... Development of the Jesuit Guaraní Missions of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay . In 11th US/ICOMOS International ...

    Ed Whelan - 27/05/2019 - 01:59

  20. Acai Berries: Uncovering a Historic Amazonian Nutritional Powerhouse

    ... grow on acai palm trees ( Euterpe oleracea ) found in Brazil, Peru, and several other South American countries. ... as smoothie bowls, energy bars and dietary supplements. In Brazil, for example, acai is a cherished ingredient in the ...

    Lex Leigh - 04/05/2023 - 14:30

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