It is often
held aloft by environmental campaign groups as an example of one of the
last remaining regions of unspoiled habitat left in the world.
But
instead of being a pristine rainforest untouched by human hands, the
Amazon appears to have been profoundly shaped by mankind.
An
international team of researchers have published evidence that suggests
the Amazon was once home to millions of people who lived and farmed in
the area now covered by trees.
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