Archeologists Uncover Huge Network Of Ancient Cities In Amazon Rainforest

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Lidar technology helped scientists detect a vast complex of ancient settlements in the Amazon rainforests (Credit: Stéphen Rostain and Lidar A. Dorison/ CC-BY-SA-2.0)

Researchers have always suspected that the Amazonian rainforests were once home to ancient cities. However, looking for remains of urban structures in the thick, remote forests was a difficult endeavor. But the use of Light Detection and Ranging, or Lidar, has been a game changer. The remote sensing technology uses laser light to help identify human-made features on the ground, such as walls, roads, or buildings. It has led to several exciting discoveries. The latest to be revealed is a network of 15 ancient settlements in the Upano Valley of eastern Ecuador in South America.

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  • wuwylirejofe
    wuwylirejofe1년 이상
    I have always read this in books so its so cool that its real.
    • wuwylirejofe
      wuwylirejofe1년 이상
      I have always read in nonfiction books that they're tribes cities in the amazon. Its so cool that they're is.
      • 904922
        9049221년 이상
        bro what if that place has a spear or a weapon?
        • n444807
          n4448071년 이상
          maybe it is
          • metalboy40
            metalboy401년 이상
            maybe it is the lost city of gold
            • kayley4
              kayley41년 이상
              Very interesting would never expect something to be there!
              • coolkid0102937
                coolkid01029371년 이상
                This article is pretty cool, I never knew that you could use lasers to find man made structures. I thought that only worked underwater.
                • haydenbayou
                  haydenbayou1년 이상
                  Doing this for a class project
                  • slay4life
                    slay4life1년 이상
                    Cool
                    • elizabethdiaz
                      elizabethdiaz1년 이상
                      wow