Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Archaeologists searching under a toppled tree in the Amazon discovered seven funerary urns buried beneath the roots. Of the seven urns—two ...

In 2011, the tree that had been planted on the Ellipse in 1978 also blew over after being hit by high-speed winds. And that tree had replaced another in 1977, which had only lasted a few months.

A Fallen Tree Exposed 7 Ancient Urns—With Human Bones Inside The urns, found in Brazil’s Amazon Rainforest, aren’t the product any known culture, according to experts.