Large-scale early Maya sites in Mexico revealed by lidar mapping technology

Authors :: McAnany, Patricia A.
Source :: Nature. June 25, 2020, Vol. 582 Issue 7813, p490, 3 p.
Publication Year :: 2020
Abstract: Archaeology is transforming our view of how ancient Maya societies developed. Use of lidar technology has now led to the discovery that large, monumental structures that aid naked-eye astronomy were built unexpectedly early. Monumental structures that aid naked-eye astronomy.<br />Author(s): Patricia A. McAnany Author Affiliations: Large-scale early Maya sites in Mexico revealed by lidar mapping technology In archaeology, there are few watershed moments, when a technological breakthrough changes everything. [...]