▁( and ▁are ▁pres umed ▁dead ) ▁searching ▁for ▁F aw c ett ▁over ▁the ▁years ; ▁however , ▁the ▁more ▁histor ically ▁accurate ▁to ll , ▁according ▁to ▁John ▁Hem ming , ▁is ▁one . ▁The ▁Lost ▁City ▁of ▁Z ▁was ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁feature ▁film ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name , ▁written ▁and ▁directed ▁by ▁James ▁Gray . ▁ ▁K uh ik ug u ▁ ▁First ▁in ▁his ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁article ▁" The ▁Lost ▁City ▁of ▁Z " ▁and ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁book ▁he ▁developed ▁and ▁published ▁with ▁the ▁same ▁title , ▁David ▁Gran n ▁reported ▁on ▁exc av ations ▁by ▁the ▁ar che ologist ▁Michael ▁He cken berger ▁at ▁a ▁site ▁in ▁the ▁Amazon ▁X ingu ▁region ▁that ▁might ▁be ▁the ▁long - rum ored ▁lost ▁city . ▁The ▁ru ins ▁were ▁surrounded ▁by ▁several ▁concent ric ▁circular ▁mo ats , ▁with ▁evidence ▁of ▁pal is ades ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁described ▁in ▁the ▁fol kl ore ▁and ▁or al ▁history ▁of ▁nearby ▁tribes . ▁He cken berger ▁also ▁found ▁evidence ▁of ▁wooden ▁structures ▁and ▁roads ▁that ▁cut ▁through ▁the ▁j ung le . ▁Black ▁Indian ▁earth ▁showed ▁evidence ▁that ▁humans ▁had ▁added ▁supp lement s ▁to ▁the ▁soil ▁to ▁increase ▁its ▁fert ility ▁to ▁support ▁agricult ure . ▁ ▁Perhaps ▁most ▁intr igu ing ▁were ▁the ▁direct ▁par alle ls ▁between ▁the ▁site , ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁K uh ik ug u , ▁and ▁tribes ▁of ▁the ▁area . ▁Pot tery ▁methods