Jan 11, 2023 · Geologists in northern Guatemala have discovered a massive Maya site that stretches approximately 650 square miles (1,700 square kilometers) and dates to the Middle and Late Preclassic period...

Jun 3, 2020 · In the new study, researchers turned to lidar to peer through forests in Tabasco, Mexico and uncover the previously hidden surface remains of 21 ceremonial centers, including Aguada Fénix.

Feb 16, 2023 · But laser technology has helped researchers discover a previously unknown 650-square-mile (1,683-square-kilometer) Maya site that offers startling new insights about ancient Mesoamericans and...

Feb 1, 2018 · Using a revolutionary technology known as LiDAR (short for “Light Detection And Ranging”), scholars digitally removed the tree canopy from aerial images of the now-unpopulated landscape,...

Sep 28, 2018 · The PLI lidar survey provides a uniquely large and continuous dataset for the central Maya Lowlands that is replete with evidence for ancient structures, canals, terraces, causeways, and defensive features.

Feb 27, 2024 · Now, a tool called lidar is revealing its staggering scale and sophistication. An aerial view hardly hints at the true size of Dzibanche in Mexico’s Yucatan. Lidar—laser technology that...

Dec 4, 2020 · A recent discovery overturned everything they thought they knew when more than 61,000 Maya structures were detected beneath a thick green veil of trees and vines. Astonished researchers found not just a few new sites, but thousands of Maya structures revealed by lidar sensors and displayed on GIS maps.

Sep 27, 2018 · Using technology known as lidar, a team of archaeologists found evidence beneath the jungle canopy in Guatemala of how the Mesoamerican civilization altered its landscape. Images made using...

Feb 5, 2018 · The breakthrough discovery was made using Light Detection and Ranging, or LiDAR, which works by beaming millions of laser pulses from a plane to the ground below.

Jun 3, 2020 · Lidar is changing archaeological study of the ancient Maya in Mexico and Central America. It is increasing the speed and scale of discovery, and reshaping our understanding of the antiquity of...