A Thousand Years Lost, Now Found: Ancient Mayan Megacity Emerges from Yucatan’s Jungle
An ancient Maya city has emerged from the heart of the Mexican jungle, not through a traditional dig, but thanks to an astonishing twist of fate. Despite having lain lost and forgotten for over a thousand years,
Ancient Marvel: Discovery of Lost Mayan City Valeriana
Archeologists have discovered an ancient Mayan city named Valeriana in Mexico's Campeche jungle. This urban settlement prompts a reevaluation of Mayan settlement density. Using Lidar technology, researchers identified 6,
Lost Mayan city discovered in southern Mexico jungle
Archeologists in Mexico have discovered a huge, lost Mayan city, which they named Valeriana, hidden deep in the southern jungle of Campeche -- a sprawling, urban settlement, replete with architectural marvels and agricultural infrastructure.
Researchers uncover ‘lost’ Mayan megacity with hidden pyramids through use of laser
Researchers from Tulane University uncovered more than 6,500 Maya structures in Mexico and unveiled a complex settlement landscape, challenging earlier assumptions about the urban and rural distribution of the Mayan civilization.
Hidden Maya City Discovered in Dense Mexican Jungle
Using advanced scanning technology, researchers have located a major Maya site in the thick jungle of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula. This newly identified settlement is believed to have been a political center.
Valeriana: Everything We Know About Mexican 'Lost City'
An analysis of data covering an understudied area has revealed thousands of previously unknown Maya structures.
Lost Maya city discovered in Mexico
Archaeologists have found thousands of Maya structures and a lost city they named Valeriana in Mexico by using laser mapping ...
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The Ancient Lost Maya City of Valeriana Had An Astronomical Site to Observe the Sun
Two of the more than 6,000 Maya structures archaeologists recently discovered in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula include an ...
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Valeriana, the ancient Mayan city found thanks to laser imaging
Researchers have successfully mapped a previously unknown settlement, as well as thousands of structures that remain buried ...
A Lost Mayan City Has Been Found With Laser Mapping
Archaeologists have revealed an ancient lost Mayan city using advanced laser mapping technology, unearthing monumental ...
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‘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 6,500 ancient structures in a previously unexplored ...
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Lost Mayan City Hidden Deep in the Mexican Jungle Revealed Using Laser Technology
Researchers at Tulane University discovered the lost Mayan city of Valeriana in an area previously believed uninhabited.
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Scientist Accidentally Discovers Ancient Mayan City While Browsing Web
Using cutting-edge laser mapping tech, archeologists have uncovered a lost Mayan city in the jungles of southern Mexico. As ...
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PhD student ‘accidentally’ discovers lost ancient Maya city in Campeche
Luke Auld-Thomas spotted the ancient Maya site in Campeche, overlooked by Mexican scientists, from old lidar data he was ...