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Major Lost Maya City Discovered While Searching Google
Archaeologist Luke Auld-Thomas used LiDAR data related to carbon monitoring to discover a lost Maya city. Auld-Thomas’ work ...
How a PhD Student Discovered a Lost Mayan City From Hundreds of Miles Away
And how did Tulane University graduate student Luke Auld-Thomas find it? The answer lies in lasers. Until recently, ...
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Hidden Maya city discovered in Mexico jungle by doctoral student: "There's a lot more to be discovered"
The ancient Maya city was named "Valeriana" after a nearby freshwater lagoon and built before 150 AD, researchers said.
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Scientist Accidentally Discovers Ancient Mayan City While Browsing Web
Using cutting-edge laser mapping tech, archeologists have uncovered a lost Mayan city in the jungles of southern Mexico. As ...
Behind a Wall of Trees, Archaeologists Discover a Maya City
A city with temple pyramids not far from the road and a site with a Maya complex built alongside a sinkhole lend to evidence ...
Scientists Have Discovered a “Lost” Mayan Megacity, Complete With Hidden Pyramids
Tulane researchers uncovered over 6,500 Maya structures in Mexico using lidar, revealing a complex settlement landscape and ...
Scientists detect traces of an ancient Mayan city in southern Mexico using laser-sensor technology
The technique, using thousands of laser pulses sent from a plane, can detect variations in topography that are not evident to the naked eye.
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Photographs uncover mysterious lost city in the Mexican jungle
Lidar survey data reveals ancient Maya buildings clustered on a hilltop. Picture: Luke Auld-Thomas/Antiquity The enormous hidden complex was found using the laser mapping technology Lidar ...