In the Amazon jungle, an alien city was discovered in 1839 by Manuel Ferreira Lagos, who came across a 10-page manuscript. The manuscript was titled “Historical Relation of an Occult Large Very Old Statement with No Inhabitants Found in the Year 1753.” According to details provided by the National Library of Brazil under Script 512, this manuscript described how, in 1753, the Bandeirantes (colonial Brazilian explorers) had sought a lost city in northern Brazil and documented their findings. While there are many historical manuscripts and documents about lost cities, this particular document was discovered approximately 80 years later by the colonial explorer Percy Harrison Fawcett. Fawcett named it the Lost City of Z, which many people might recognize as El Dorado.
In 1920, Fawcett embarked on his first expedition to find this city, but he had to return due to a fever. Despite this setback, his enthusiasm did not wane. Five years later, he set out again with his son Jack and his friend Raleigh Rimell, but none of them ever returned. Additionally, in 1541, Gonzalo Pizarro had tried to find El Dorado in the Amazon jungle with a crew of 340 men, but they were forced to return due to deteriorating conditions.
Aside from these stories, no one has physically seen this city to date, which is why it is often considered a myth. However, a massive city has been discovered in the Amazon jungle that could be anything from El Dorado to a deity’s base.
LIDAR AND REVOLUTATION
Conducting any kind of expedition in the Amazon has always been extremely challenging due to the dense forests, making it nearly impossible to find anything. However, scientists have recently adopted a new method: using a helicopter equipped with light-based remote sensing technology known as LIDAR, flying at about 650 feet above the ground. This technology was used to map the Amazon forest, and this time, they discovered something unexpected.
In the Bolivian part of the Amazon, near the Lianos de Mojos, LIDAR images revealed several urban areas that had been abandoned just 600 years ago. According to historical records, this 600-year timeframe is relatively recent, and while it’s not surprising that such a civilization existed, what is truly astonishing is the shape of the ruins found there. According to LIDAR images, the urban centers included pyramids, which suggests that the Jonasir civilization was highly urbanized. This discovery adds a layer of mystery from a technical stand point.
SHAPE AND STRACTURE
From the LIDAR mapping of this area, two key insights about the ruins have emerged based on location and architecture. First, these ruins are attributed to the Casarabe culture, which thrived in this region from AD 500 to 1400. Second, according to historical views, the Amazon was thought to be unsuitable for sustaining a large population. Traditionally, it was assumed that only relatively primitive indigenous tribes lived here, with development limited to hunting and slash-and-burn agriculture.
However, research has shown that the people living here were creating a civilization capable of executing modern architecture such as pyramids and canals. But the most intriguing part of this discovery is related to population density. In some areas, archaeologists have identified architectural ruins that suggest a population density of 70 to 150 people per square kilometer. This figure is not insignificant; when compared to the combined population density of Russia, Mongolia, and Greenland, it is two to three times higher.
There are also some cities in the Amazon basin that are situated far from rivers, meaning that water supply was maintained through extensive canal systems. Recent excavations continue to uncover evidence of these canals. In summary, the network and architecture in this area might have been superior to that of several major metropolitan cities like Mumbai, suggesting that they may have had ancient knowledge of cosmology that could now be extinct. Generally, it has been observed that areas with pyramids often have advanced knowledge of astronomy or hydraulics, as seen with the Egyptian pyramids.
Given these facts, two questions remain: First, how did such a flourishing civilization become extinct? And second, how could an agrarian society be supported in what has always been considered barren Amazonian soil?
WHAT MADE AMAZON SOIL FERTILE
There has always been a problem with the soil in the Amazon; it’s generally considered infertile. The reason is that Amazonian soil is part of a rainforest, where excessive rainfall washes away nutrients, making the soil naturally poor and difficult for farming. Now, the question arises: how did the people here manage to produce agriculture?
The solution was twofold. First, they used a technique known as slash-and-char. This involved clearing vegetation, burning it slowly, and producing charcoal in a controlled environment. Instead of releasing charcoal into the air, it was incorporated into the soil, which increased its fertility.
Another indication of the advanced knowledge of these people is the mixture they used to enhance soil fertility. Soil samples show that they manually increased soil fertility by incorporating organic matter such as charcoal, broken pottery, bone ash, and leftover food. This process was repeated over many years, allowing them to manually create a type of soil that was remarkably fertile despite the surrounding environment. This special soil was given a distinct name: “TERRA PRETA”.
WHAT CAUSED ITS EXTICTION?
Finally, the question arises: how did such an advanced and developed civilization become extinct, and why did they disappear? There are two main theories about their extinction.
The first theory suggests that volcanic eruptions in the surrounding area may have caused significant destruction to the society.
The second theory is related to historical events. It is believed that when the first European colonizers arrived around the 16th century, they brought with them numerous diseases. Since the indigenous population had little to no immunity to these diseases, epidemics like smallpox and measles could have spread rapidly among them. This led to a high mortality rate, and many of the population may have died from these diseases.
As for the remaining population, they likely became isolated, which could have contributed to their further decline. The survivors might have scattered or died out due to the aftereffects of these calamities, ultimately leading to the extinction of a once highly advanced civilization.
