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The pre-Colombian cities, monuments, and pyramids, found deep within the jungles and valleys of Mesoamerica are still shrouded in mystery. While academics are still trying to piece together the history of the Maya, one thing is certain: the conquest of their powerful city of Tikal precipitated major and defining change. By deciphering newly found stone […]
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Precise Teotihuacan Replicas Found With LiDAR at Maya City of Tikal
September 29th, 2021 
Awake Goy High-tech scanning around the ancient Maya city of Tikal in northern Guatemala has revealed the presence of some previously undiscovered ruins, dating back to the early first millennium AD. Using light detection and ranging technology (LiDAR), researchers spotted buried buildings that looked like precise replicas of structures found in the legendary Mesoamerican city of Teotihuacan, […]
LiDAR Tech Unearths “Supertantalizing” Hidden Tikal Architecture
April 20th, 2021 Awake Goy Back in 2016, a group of scholars and researchers from the Foundation of Maya Cultural and Natural Heritage (PACUNAM) set out to study the rainforests of Guatemala using LiDAR remote-sensing technology in the hope of uncovering Tikal architecture and remains. Thanks to this superior technology, researchers have been able to make a fantastic new discovery […]
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