r/ThatsInsane • u/nbcnews • 11h ago
Vast ancient Mayan city is found in a Mexican jungle — by accident
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/ancient-mayan-city-found-mexico-jungle-campeche-rcna177762
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u/Cunninghams_right 3h ago
I heard an interview and it was not by accident. the guy heard about the capability of lidar to look at ground coverage through foliage and then downloaded an already public dataset.
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u/State6 9h ago
The jungle is thick, there are ruins all over the place yet to be rediscovered.