Brazil Amazon: Drone to scan for ancient Amazonia (BBC)

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By Jonathan Amos
BBC Science Correspondent, San Jose

Scientists are to scan the Amazon forest in Brazil to look for evidence of occupation by ancient civilisations.

A drone will be sent up with a laser instrument to peer through the canopy for earthworks that were constructed thousands of years ago.

The UK-led project is trying to determine how big these communities were, and to what degree they altered the landscape.

The data is likely to inform policies on sustainable forest use today.

Researchers announced the initiative at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in San Jose.
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more: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-31467619




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[Judi Lynn]

1. This is wonderful news. I hope the researchers know there are millions of invisible human beings

peering over their shoulders, wild with excitement, to learn what they will discover.

What an amazing breakthrough this could be for everyone.

Thank you.