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CNN – Katie Hunt Three four-hour flights high above the jungles of Campeche on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula exposed a hidden gem on the ground below: a lost city that was likely abandoned more than 1,000… |
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University of Houston – Laurie Fickman "In the ongoing quest to unearth the world's hidden mysteries, University of Houston researchers and archaeology partners have discovered a lost Maya city deep in the jungles of Campeche,… |
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POB – Emell Derra Adolphus "Hidden in plain sight" is how archeologists described a recently revealed, 3,000-year-old Maya structure at the Aguada Fénix Mayan ruin in Mexico's Tabasco State. The structure is the… |
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LiDAR News – Adam LeWinter CRREL, in collaboration with the National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping (NCALM) at the University of Houston, has spent the past 6-years iterating on versions of a small footprint… |
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KOLD News 13 Inomata says his team used laser emitting equipment from an airplane. The laser beams penetrate tree canopies, and the reflections of the ground surface can reveal three-dimensional forms… |
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Physics – Matteo Rini A remote laser sensing technology is providing unprecedented insights into the society and economy of ancient Maya.
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Gizmodo – George Dvorsky The surprising discovery of a 2,800-year-old monumental structure in Tabasco, Mexico, is shaking our conceptions of Maya civilization and its emergence as a cultural force.
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Point of Beginning – Jeannie Kever Fernandez said they identified evidence of two main cities and several smaller settlements, indicating not the mythological city but instead extensive traces of an ancient civilization that… |
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LIDAR Magazine – Andrew Moller and Juan C. Fernandez-Diaz The rainforests in Central and South America give little indication of the civilizations that they’ve swallowed up. A few centuries ago these regions were home to bustling indigenous cities… |
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American Scientist – William E. Carter, Ramesh Shrestha, and Juan C. Fernandez-Diaz Using lasers on low-flying aircraft, archaeologists can map previously unexplored sites and calculate how many people may have inhabited them.
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