How the “lost cities” of the Amazon were finally found

The early explorers are for 99.9% no explorers at all, just treasure hunters. Ripping anything they could to up their own bank accounts. It has nothing to do with exploring nor with painting a picture for us all about true history.

el dorado was a ploy to get the europeans out of their homes. they knew the greed of the europeans would drive them to the rainforest, meeting their demise

Amazing video

Duh. When the Sahara was green, the Amazon was a savanna.

Amazing

Did anyone else get nostalgic Age of Empires vibes from the music in this video???

I was enjoying the video until the guy said "more racist theories" and then I lost all respect. Then I realized it was Vox.

The size of new Jersey?? How big is the Amazon?!?!

Good o'l Vox making sure they get the word "colonizer" in as much as possible. Just a reminder, the native people were once colonizers themselves. Many wars were fought over this land before the Europeans arrived.

Hancock brought me here

So in short they were so eco friendly that they were wiped from the history when they were finished being wiped by foregin disease 😢

great narrative

lol avatar people

There really isn't any ACTUAL proof that 90% of the population was ever killed by disease. And there is absolutely zero proof that if we did bring disease, that it's that disease that emptied these cities...

humanoids. not humans

I noticed you were able to get the word "RACISM" in there .

One tiny correction my friend, Percy being British would not have called the lost city "Zee" . The correct pronunciation is "Zed"

Just finished listening to the audiobook The Lost City of Z by David Grann, it was great to watch this video and actually see Percy Fawcett. Fascinating story and a tragic end to a culture. I highly recommend the book.

But… where are the bodies? Bones? I understand moist humid weather but millions of bones… something must have survived… Asking for a friend.

He called the city '"ZED" not zee! Only Americans pronounce this letter of the alphabet zee! Fawcett was English!

How come you never use the word "colonist"?

Being British, I'm sure, Percy called the lost city "zed"...

The Black soil in the Amazon was man-made. As any modern agriculturist will tell you, using charcoal can sweeten acidic or alkaline soils. They are found in patches, which points to regular movement of villages and farms across the landscape. They were farmers, with hunting and gathering as a supplement to their diet.

"racist theories" ? maybe it was the cutting out the hearts of the human sacrifices or the fact that they was using primitive technology like stone tools .

Tidal desert

We gave them there ones the disease spreading identity

We can only imagine settlements like this also existing in the Saara before it became a desert.

how did he send a letter tho

basically outer banks lore

Just to steal their gold 😢glad they never found them haha!

Deep in the Amazon rainforest. Look at the map, and you can see how much deforestation has happened since 1925. Very sad to see...

The suggestion that people living in huts may not be sophisticated enough to build huge cities has absolutely nothing to do with race and is not racist.

The Outer Banks writers really could have taken notes here

It's not racist to note that a society hasn't reached the same levels (economically, politically, socially, etc.) as another. It's racist to say that a race is superior or inferior, but me saying that Western Europe achieved more than other areas by specific times isn't.

You all are a little too woke to follow closely, unfortunately.

How did people/civilizations FIT IN BETWEEN ALL THOSE TREES?!

Spanish conquistadors not colonizers big difference

If we could only implement some of their respect for the earth

the europeans were such clowns. ruined so many cultures and civilizations

As background, loose the drums.

The amount of devastation the European colonists left in the wake of their sprawl, by disease and various intolerances, is comparable to SEVERAL genocides. It really is disgusting...

All this time our indigenous people are always put down but we can’t figure it out how where and why. They did what they did or built what they built… come to think we’re the ones with lack of intelligence.

But where’s the gold?

If only vox wasn’t corrupt

It's in Georgia,USA

I wonder if these discoveries could pave the way for sustainable protection of the rainforest while enriching the lives of those living around it, as it seems these were prospering communities which managed to live without damaging the rainforest significantly?

That's is not your jungle.. didn't you have your jungle Mr sun flowers oil??