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Archaeologists using laser-sensing technology have detected what may be an ancient Mayan city cloaked by jungle in southern Mexico. The lost city, dubbed Valeriana, may have been as densely settled as the better-known pre-Hispanic metropolis of Calakmul, to the south. Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology said about 6,479 structures have been detected in the LIDAR images covering an area of about 47 square miles (122 square kilometers…
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Scientists detect traces of an ancient Mayan city in southern Mexico using laser-sensor technology
By STEPHEN SMITH Associated Press
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Archaeologists using laser-sensing technology have detected what may be an ancient Mayan city cloaked by jungle in southern Mexico. The lost city, dubbed Valeriana, may have been as densely settled as the better-known pre-Hispanic metropolis of Calakmul, to the south. Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology said about 6,479 structures have been detected in the LIDAR
