Anthropology

Judi Lynn

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4. Not quite yet, as they're still trying to study it a little longer. From the article:

Wed Nov 17, 2021, 04:57 AM

Nov 2021

The discovery, made in Chiribiquete National Park in the south of Colombia, was actually made in 2019 but was kept quiet to be revealed in a major documentary called Jungle Mystery: Lost Kingdoms of the Amazon.

Presumably, archaeologists also want to preserve as much time to study the art alone as they can, as the news could draw tourists, or even looters and artifact hunters to the site.

Thieves, looters, vandals are the absolute worst for irreplaceable artifacts!

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WOW!!! Duppers Nov 2021 #1

Thank you. ❤ littlemissmartypants Nov 2021 #2

Are there public tours of this? multigraincracker Nov 2021 #3

Not quite yet, as they're still trying to study it a little longer. From the article: Judi Lynn Nov 2021 #4

I can see their point. multigraincracker Nov 2021 #6

Shazam! ZZenith Nov 2021 #5

Lots of different kinds of waves and dotted squares nuxvomica Nov 2021 #7

Like Ayers Rock in the jungle. SergeStorms Nov 2021 #8

Never knew those tribes were that advanced in electronics. I can see.... KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2021 #9

I think of it as early photo journalism Walleye Nov 2021 #10

KnR Hekate Nov 2021 #11

Fantastic! Ty! electric_blue68 Dec 2021 #12

Am I to understand this is an exquisite 8-mile stretch of cliff paintings, not cave art? Brother Buzz Dec 2021 #13