A lidar image of previously unknown Maya structures in Mexico. Image: Auld-Thomas et al., Antiquity 2024. However, lidar is expensive. That’s where an old map comes into play—a 2013 lidar ...

Lidar also revealed parts of an extensive network of elevated highways—massive causeways built centuries before modern roads. Some stretched up to 131 feet wide, connecting cities across vast ...

While combing through detailed three-dimensional LiDAR maps of areas covered in dense vegetation, an archeologist uncovered a ...

An aerial view hardly hints at the true size of Dzibanche in Mexico’s Yucatan. Lidar—laser technology that digitally removes the forest canopy—reveals that the Maya city sprawled more than ...

Laser imaging of the rainforests of Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula have turned up thousands of ancient Maya structures — and an entire previously unknown city, a new study has found. By flying ...

Researchers have discovered a Mayan site hidden deep in the jungle on the Yucatan Peninsula thought to have been built over a thousand years ago. Researchers discover a Mayan settlement thought to ...

The site, dubbed "Valeriana," was found under jungle canopy using drone mapping technology known as LiDAR. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.

Researchers have discovered a Mayan site hidden deep in the jungle on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. They've named the site Valeriana, and it's thought to have been built over a thousand years ago.

While combing through detailed three-dimensional LiDAR maps of areas covered in dense vegetation, an archeologist uncovered a lost Mayan city called Valeriana in the jungles of southern Mexico. As ...

Researchers have discovered a Mayan site hidden deep in the jungle on the Yucatan Peninsula thought to have been built over a thousand years ago. Researchers discover a Mayan settlement thought to ...

Researchers have discovered a Mayan site hidden deep in the jungle on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. They've named the site Valeriana, and it's thought to have been built over a thousand years ...