Astonishing Scale of Ancient Maya Metropolis Revealed by Laser Scans
LiDAR technology has revealed the true magnitude of the Maya metropolis of Calakmul, whose ruins were first discovered in the 1930s.
Source: ancient-origins.net
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LiDAR technology has revealed the true magnitude of the Maya metropolis of Calakmul, whose ruins were first discovered in the 1930s.
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