Sounds a bit like America being discovered by Columbus in 1500! How many years had the land existed1 So it was not discovered. A new pair of eyes had seen it. Likewise in the Amazon I am sure that many eyes have seen the place and many natives walked through it since it's existence ! But along come some programmed scholars and announce to the people of the world that they have found an ancient city. How long has the city been there? Before the city being there it could have been a small settlement! Who knows?
Sounds a bit like America being discovered by Columbus in 1500! How many years had the land existed1 So it was not discovered. A new pair of eyes had seen it. Likewise in the Amazon I am sure that many eyes have seen the place and many natives walked through it since it's existence ! But along come some programmed scholars and announce to the people of the world that they have found an ancient city. How long has the city been there? Before the city being there it could have been a small settlement! Who knows?