Archaeologists Uncover Hidden Structures in Ancient Maya City

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Archaeologists Uncover Hidden Structures in Ancient Maya City Through New Technology

"Archaeological survey in the verdant tropical Maya forest has presented long-standing challenges to finding undiscovered archaeological sites. The dense foliage and forest canopy have made sure of that.

In a recent publication of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Chase and others have argued that LiDAR is poised to generate a fundamental shift in Mesoamerican archaeology, potentially transforming research in forested areas worldwide. Using this technology, we can now readily identify structures such as hidden temples and locate them precisely on the landscape with extraordinary spatial precision."



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