Archaeologists have revealed thousands of previously unknown ancient Maya structures in southeast Mexico, including an entire hidden city with impressive pyramids, a study reports. Many of the ...

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 ...

Archaeologists have revealed thousands of previously unknown ancient Maya structures in southeast Mexico, including an entire hidden city—Valeriana—with impressive pyramids, a study reports.

Now, a tool called lidar is revealing its staggering scale and sophistication. HISTORY & CULTURE Everything we thought we knew about the ancient Maya is being upended ...

‘Found’ Dataset Reveals Lost Maya City Full of Pyramids and Plazas, Hiding in Plain Sight Beneath a Mexican Forest By analyzing an old lidar survey, researchers found evidence of more than ...

Archaeologists have revealed an ancient lost Mayan city using advanced laser mapping technology, unearthing monumental structures such as pyramids and plazas. Named Valeriana, the city is believed ...

Over 6,500 previously unknown Maya structures, including an entire city with towering pyramids, ... LiDAR technology has become essential in modern archaeology, ...

A sprawling Maya city with palaces and pyramids was discovered in a dense Mexican jungle by a doctoral student who unknowingly drove past the site years ago on a visit to Mexico. Tulane University ...

In 2024, a Mayan megacity was discovered in Campeche, Mexico. Swallowed by the rainforest, this lost urban center contained pyramids, plazas, amphitheaters, and highways. But this discovery wasn't ...

Indeed, last week a 1,100-year-old pyramid in Mexico collapsed into a pile of rubble because of heavy rainfall that was preceded by record-breaking drought which evaporated entire lakes ...

Archaeologists have discovered a vast, lost, ancient Maya city under a jungle in Mexico, dotted with more than 6,000 structures including temple pyramids, enclosed plazas and a reservoir.