Hidden cities of Maya reveealed using new Lidar Survey

What is now dense forest, is now revealed to have been temples, roads, canals and even Mayan fortresses. Lidar scanning by aircraft just 2000 feet above the forest reveals a hidden civilisation of high density for it's time.

www.nytimes.com...

originally posted by: stormcell
What is now dense forest, is now revealed to have been temples, roads, canals and even Mayan fortresses. Lidar scanning by aircraft just 2000 feet above the forest reveals a hidden civilisation of high density for it's time.

www.nytimes.com...

More than 1 thread on subject here going back 3-4 yrs. Search them out..LIDAR/ATS..either Google or ATS

Just searched..208 search results...and 3/4 of those threads here ATS

a reply to: mysterioustranger

This is a new study published in Science. It's being reported all over.

Ancient lowland Maya complexity as revealed by airborne laser scanning of northern Guatemala

Scholars first applied modern lidar technology to the lowland Maya area in 2009, focusing analysis on the immediate surroundings of individual sites. The PLI covers twice the area of any previous survey and involves a consortium of scholars conducting collaborative and complementary analyses of the entire survey region.

a reply to: stormcell

What are these spire type structures? Chimneys?

originally posted by: toms54
a reply to: mysterioustranger

This is a new study published in Science. It's being reported all over.

Ancient lowland Maya complexity as revealed by airborne laser scanning of northern Guatemala

Scholars first applied modern lidar technology to the lowland Maya area in 2009, focusing analysis on the immediate surroundings of individual sites. The PLI covers twice the area of any previous survey and involves a consortium of scholars conducting collaborative and complementary analyses of the entire survey region.

Videos, tv shows, articles numerous back to 2013-earlier.

Just this week on tv- Josh Gates and Expedition Unknown-Hidden Cities of the Maya...Travel Channel or A&E...also YouTube

a reply to: toms54

No those are Mayan temple's often also called Mayan Pyramid's like in this image of one.
www.crystalinks.com...

a reply to: LABTECH767

They really are all over the place in these pictures.

originally posted by: stormcell
What is now dense forest, is now revealed to have been temples, roads, canals and even Mayan fortresses. Lidar scanning by aircraft just 2000 feet above the forest reveals a hidden civilisation of high density for it's time.

www.nytimes.com...

Again tonight: Expedition unknown/Travel Channel---Using LIDAR to uncover the lost Guatemalan city of El Mirador....less than 15-20% exposed, but hundreds of structures from miles and miles of jungle