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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.
How a PhD student accidentally discovered a lost Mayan city in a Mexico jungle
An American student analysing publicly available data found a sprawling Mayan city with thousands of undiscovered structures, including pyramids, under a Mexican forest. The data came from laser scans of the Campeche region and revealed a buried world,
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 technology, according to a new study.
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 Mayan City "Valeriana" Found In Mexico Jungle
Archeologists in Mexico have discovered a huge, lost Mayan city, which they named Valeriana, hidden deep in the southern jungle of Campeche.
Ph.D Student Accidentally Discovers Missing Mayan City in Mexico
Recently, a PhD archeology student helped to discover a lost Mayan city in Mexico called Valeriana, thanks to a Google Search. A Google Search unveiled a missing Mayan city in Mexico We’ve all searched Google for things we were interested in.
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,
In Mexico, Archaeologists Spot a Maya City Behind a Wall of Trees
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,
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.
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.
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Scientists detect traces of an ancient Mayan city in southern Mexico using laser-sensor technology
The technique, using thousands of laser pulses sent from a plane, can detect variations in topography that are not evident to ...
Incredible photographs uncover mysterious lost city the size of Edinburgh in Mexico
The study utilised remote sensing to analyse parts of Campeche state, a relatively unexplored area of the Maya world in ...
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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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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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 ...