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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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The Christian Science Monitor – Eva Botkin-Kowacki "The use of the technology is definitely increasing," says Craig Glennie, an assistant professor of engineering at the University of Houston and principal investigator at the National… |
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Eos – Jenessa Duncombe A team of 18 researchers has now mapped more than 61,000 structures in the Maya lowlands. How? Two words: airborne lidar. |
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The New York Times – Nicholas St. Fleur Hidden pyramids and massive fortresses in the jungle. Farms and canals scattered across swamplands. Highways traversing thickets of rain forest. These are among more than 61,000 ancient… |
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Houstonia – Dianna Wray The year was 2012; the place, the Honduran rainforest. A small plane flew overhead, dangling an expensive pulsing laser over the dense, leafy canopy. Within just a few hours, Ramesh… |
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The Daily Cougar – C. McRae Peavy Deep in the verdant tropical jungles of Guatemala, a joint research team, including a UH-based organization, used advanced technology to pierce the thick canopy and find ancient Mayan… |
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University of Houston Researchers at the National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping, or NCALM, say the discovery of tens of thousands Maya structures (temples and houses), sophisticated agricultural systems and… |
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The New York Times – Jacey Fortin The project was started by Pacunam, a Guatemalan nonprofit organization, and carried out with help from the National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping, which is based at the University of… |
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Ars Technica – Timothy B. Lee Lidar used to cost $75,000. Experts expect this to fall to less than $100. |
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CBS News It's been called the White City, or the City of the Monkey God – a lost ancient city that has fascinated adventure-seekers searching the jungles of Honduras for centuries. Most recently, a… |