I was going to the site last month but asked the Amazon archaeologist I was communicating with what he thought of my route. He said don't do it because the area off the Amazon River where I turned on the tributary is infested with pirates. So now I'm going to take a float plane for aerial shots. - ThreadSky

ancient-amazon.bsky.social • 108 days ago

I was going to the site last month but asked the Amazon archaeologist I was communicating with what he thought of my route. He said don't do it because the area off the Amazon River where I turned on the tributary is infested with pirates. So now I'm going to take a float plane for aerial shots.

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dadventure.bsky.social•108 days ago

I think what you’re doing is very interesting. LiDAR will provide a stronger evidence base… if you have the means. I’d also be tempted to ask other people with local knowledge about security in the area. You may be being ‘misinformed’.

ancient-amazon.bsky.social•108 days ago

I have checked all of that. After consulting with Amazon fixers for the film industry and pro guides, I decided a float plane is my next course of action, LiDAR will come second. LiDAR has to be by plane not drone.
I don't want to pay for 2 planes. My plan is flying 2 hours over the site for photos

dadventure.bsky.social•108 days ago

Sounds like a plan! I’m now looking myself - it’s hard not to see straight lines everywhere! 😆 I’ve started a project using Google Earth.

Every man needs a hobby!

ancient-amazon.bsky.social•108 days ago

It's fun! Amazon mostly unexplored, or even Google Earth surveyed. Plus, the Amazon is the size of the lower 48 states.
The last 2 pics are the same feature. You can see the circle and straight line pretty clearly, and the gold whatever it is, is about in the center. Zoom in a bit on 3 for circle

dadventure.bsky.social•107 days ago

Any ideas what this might be? I’ve labelled it ‘People’ not because I think the shapes are people, more of just a name.

ancient-amazon.bsky.social•107 days ago

That's hard to say, the sat image isn't as clear as the ones in the area I'm looking at. My site is surrounded by low res like that, you have to move around and see if the higher res is in the area.
Are there a lot of things in the area where, like in the pic, the color contrast stands?

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