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Scientists find ancient lost settlements in Amazon

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A vast region of the Amazon forest in Brazil was home to a complex of ancient towns in which about 50,000 people lived, according to scientists assisted by satellite images of the region. <p><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/scienceNews?a=oHttv6"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/scienceNews?i=oHttv6" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?a=WBFGfK"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?i=WBFGfK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?a=OEOjAk"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?i=OEOjAk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?a=NRQEEk"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?i=NRQEEk" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/scienceNews/~4/377519604" height="1" width="1"/>