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You can't estimate how much farming there was if you don't know how many people were there. That's the wrong way round. Like I say archaeological evidence is finding more and more settlements. Farming won't leave as clear a trace, especially stuff like corn which has a shallow root system.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/amazon-jungle-ancient-population-satellite-computer-model

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