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Archaeologists discover hidden Maya city 'Valeriana' with grand pyramids in Mexico
A team of archaeologists has discovered more than 6,600 previously unknown structures linked to the Maya civilization in southeast Mexico, including a hidden city named "Valeriana" with impressive pyramids.
Lasers reveal Maya city, including thousands of structures, hidden in Mexico
The new city, dubbed Valeriana, was a dense urban settlement with temple pyramids and a ball court. Laser surveys have revealed a massive centuries-old Maya city in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula.
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.
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 browsing on Google.
Lost Maya City, Including Pyramids, Discovered in Mexico’s Jungle
Lidar surveys are very useful in Mesoamerican archaeology, where swaths of jungle can quickly swallow up entire cities. Three years ago, a separate team mapped 30,000 square miles (78,000 square kilometers) of Mexico, constituting nearly 500 historic sites, and found that similar design patterns were used for cities across the region.
PhD student discovers lost Maya city with pyramids in Campeche, Mexico jungle
Over 6,500 previously unknown Maya structures, including an entire city with towering pyramids, were revealed in southeast Mexico.
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.
Laser technology uncovers ancient Mayan city hidden in Mexico jungle
Instead of hacking through dense vegetation, researchers used existing, very precise laser scans of the land surface to identify a "dense, diverse array of totally unstudied Maya settlements".
Scientists Detect Traces of an Ancient Mayan City in Southern Mexico Using Laser-Sensor Technology
Archaeologists using laser-sensing technology have detected what may be an ancient Mayan city cloaked by jungle in southern Mexico
Researchers discover ancient Maya city in Mexico using laser technology
NBC News' Marissa Parra reports on a newly discovered Maya city in Mexico, which researchers found by accident and estimate once housed tens of thousands of people. Over time, the city was overtaken by wilderness,
Environmental Laser Survey Uncovers Ancient Maya City in Mexico
LIDAR surveys aimed at understanding forest coverage could be the secret to unlocking hidden archaeological sites.
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Student accidentally finds ancient Mayan city hidden in Mexican jungle
The lush jungles of Mexico have revealed a hidden marvel: an ancient Maya city sprawling under centuries of dense growth. Discovered in the southeastern state of Campeche and dubbed "Valeriana," the ...
A Lost Mayan City Has Been Found With Laser Mapping
It was not until the last decade that archaeologists began employing it to unearth hidden landscapes. In 2009, ...
Valeriana: Everything We Know About Mexican 'Lost City'
An analysis of data covering an understudied area has revealed thousands of previously unknown Maya structures.
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PhD student finds lost city in Mexico jungle by accident
A huge Maya city has been discovered centuries after it disappeared under jungle canopy in Mexico. Archaeologists found ...