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Airborne laser scanners that can peer through the jungle have revealed what may be the oldest and largest ancient Mayan structure ever found — a 3,000-year-old ceremonial platform almost a mile long ...

The surprising discovery of a 2,800-year-old monumental structure in Tabasco, Mexico, is shaking our conceptions of Maya civilization and its emergence as a cultural force. Using a technology called ...

Laser technology has unveiled a hidden world of the ancient Maya in Guatemala, revealing a highly organized society with a ...

Archaeologists using an old map of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula have uncovered a lost Maya city, hidden until now, with thousands of buildings densely packed into a small area. The archaeological team ...

Experts using an aerial high-tech laser scanner have discovered thousands of ancient Maya structures hidden under the thick jungle of northern Guatemala, officials said Thursday. Some 60,000 ...

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Researchers compared the newly discovered site of Valeriana to the well-known site of Calakmul in the Maya Lowlands. (photo via Wikimedia Commons) Archaeologists say they have found evidence of ...

This week’s news that archaeologists have discovered the long-lost city of Valeriana highlights one major part of Maya society: astronomical observatories. More than 6,000 structures unveiled ...

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Thousands of previously unknown ancient Maya structures, including pyramids, palaces and causeways, have been revealed in Guatemala following an investigation by a team of ...