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.
Behind a Wall of Trees, Archaeologists Discover a Maya City
A city with temple pyramids not far from the road and a site with a Maya complex built alongside a sinkhole lend to evidence that the Maya civilization was even more sprawling than known.
Scientists Have Discovered a “Lost” Mayan Megacity, Complete With Hidden Pyramids
Tulane researchers uncovered over 6,500 Maya structures in Mexico using lidar, revealing a complex settlement landscape and challenging previous assumptions about the Maya civilization’s urban and rural distribution.
'6,500 hidden structures': Laser finds lost Mayan megacity with pyramids hiding in plain sight
Using lidar, researchers discovered 6,500 Maya structures hidden in Mexico’s jungles, including pyramids and vast city networks, reshaping our view of ancient Maya civilization.
Archaeologists Just Uncovered An Ancient Maya Empire City — And There Might Be Many More
Using lidar technology, researchers surveyed 50 square miles of Campeche, Mexico, discovering an entire previously unknown city of the Maya empire.
Hidden Maya city discovered in Mexico jungle by doctoral student: "There's a lot more to be discovered"
The ancient Maya city was named "Valeriana" after a nearby freshwater lagoon and built before 150 AD, researchers said.
Lost City of Maya Civilization Discovered Accidentally by Student
A PhD student accidently discovered a lost city of the Maya civilization in Mexico, unveiling urban life and culture.
An Archaeologist Made One of the Biggest Discoveries of Maya Civilization in the Most Unlikely Place
Archaeologist Luke Auld-Thomas used LiDAR data related to carbon monitoring to discover a lost Maya city. Auld-Thomas’ work helped locate an estimated 6,600 buildings only 15 minutes from a current major road. The city had two major centers and included temple pyramids, amphitheaters, and a reservoir.
How a PhD Student Discovered a Lost Mayan City From Hundreds of Miles Away
WIRED spoke with the researchers responsible for the discovery of Valeriana, a lost Maya city in the middle of the jungle of Campeche.
Archaeologists discover a Maya city behind a wall of trees in Mexico
East of the town of Dos Lagunas, past the major highway cutting through Mexico’s south, the forest rises up in a dense wall of grasping roots, spindly branches and veils of brown and green. Beyond it lies the ruins of an old Maya city,
Archaeological discovery reveals hidden history of Mayan “Snake Kings”
The reliefs were made with artistic precision that demonstrates the high level of Mayan civilization and were created using a ...
Have we found all the major Maya cities? Not even close, new research suggests
Archaeologists have analyzed lidar data from a completely unstudied corner of the Maya world in Campeche, Mexico, revealing 6 ...
World’s 5 oldest civilisations and why they matter even today
From the heart of Mesopotamia to the heights of the Roman Empire, ancient civilizations have left an indelible mark on the ...
Valeriana: Everything We Know About Mexican 'Lost City'
An analysis of data covering an understudied area has revealed thousands of previously unknown Maya structures.