Ancient Amazon River Rock Carvings Exposed By Drought

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28 October 2023 22:18 WIB

A view of ancient stone carvings on a rocky point of the Amazon river that were exposed after water levels dropped to record lows during a drought in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil October 23, 2023. Human faces sculpted into stone up to 2,000 years ago have appeared on a rocky outcropping along the Amazon River since water levels dropped to record lows in the region's worst drought in more than a century. REUTERS/Suamy Beydoun

28 Oktober 2023 00:00 WIB

Institute for Public Health and Medicine (IPHAM) archaeologist Jaime de Santana Oliveira points to an ancient stone carving on a rocky point of the Amazon river that was exposed after water levels dropped to record lows during drought in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil October 23, 2023. Some rock carvings had been sighted before but now there is a greater variety that will help researchers establish their origins, archaeologist Jaime de Santana Oliveira said. REUTERS/Suamy Beydoun

28 Oktober 2023 00:00 WIB

A view of an ancient stone carving on a rocky point of the Amazon river that was exposed after water levels dropped to record lows during a drought in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil October 23, 2023. "The engravings are prehistoric, or precolonial. We cannot date them exactly, but based on evidence of human occupation of the area, we believe they are about 1,000 to 2,000 years old," Oliveira said in an interview. REUTERS/Suamy Beydoun

28 Oktober 2023 00:00 WIB

A view of an ancient stone carving on a rocky point of the Amazon river that was exposed after water levels dropped to record lows during a drought in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil October 23, 2023. Oliveira said the carvings were first seen there in 2010, but this year's drought has been more severe, with the Rio Negro dropping 15 meters (49.2 feet) since July. REUTERS/Suamy Beydoun

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28 Oktober 2023 00:00 WIB

28 Oktober 2023 00:00 WIB