Pristine Mayan city discovered inside Mexican jungle was hidden for 1,000 years

Archaeologists have found a hidden Mayan city in Mexico that has remained hidden for more than 1,000 years. The site dotted with monuments, pyramids, and palaces has been named Minanbé. It was ...
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Scientists have begun using LiDAR over the Mexican jungle, revealing a lost Maya city with pyramids, plazas, and long-silent reservoirs

Deep inside the forested region of Campeche, researchers studying laser-based LiDAR data noticed shapes that did not match the surrounding natural land. The scans showed clean edges, elevated ...