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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …