It is true that we still know very little about the history of the world, since much has been lost in time. However, technology can help us in this task, such as, for example, through laser light detection and range technology, LiDAR. Through this resource, it was possible that there was the discovery of ancient civilizations that were under our noses.
Civilizations discovered with LiDAR
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Research using LiDAR takes place with the help of an airplane that manages to emit thousands of laser beams that reach the ground and manage to penetrate deeply into the ground. In this way, scientists are able to create three-dimensional maps under the vegetation, which brought the revelation of these ancient civilizations. Between them:
Ancient Mayan Civilization in Guatemala
With the help of lasers, researchers were able to find this Mayan civilization north of Guatemala. These are people who lived more than 2,000 years ago and left traces in more than 1,000 archaeological sites. In the magazine
Ancient Mesoamerica By December, archaeologists report that this civilization had more than 400 cities.Civilizations in the Brazilian Amazon
Another discovery was that of a civilization with more than a million people in the Brazilian Amazon, more specifically in what is known today as Mato Grosso. As stated by scientist Jonas Gregório de Souza, there was the discovery of 81 works of earthworks and road construction from a population that lived between 1250 and 1500.
26 indigenous settlements in Bolivia
On the Bolivian side of the Amazon rainforest, the technology of LiDAR managed to discover ruins of an ancient indigenous civilization that lived 600 years ago. The discovery also includes some stepped platforms and conical pyramids up to 21 meters high.
61,000 Ancient Structures Beneath the Guatemalan Jungle
LiDAR technology was also instrumental in the discovery of various objects and structures of all kinds in the Guatemalan Jungle. In 2018, over 61,000 objects and structures were discovered, including foundations for homes, military weapons, bridges and more. It is a civilization that lived between 650 and 800 AD. W.
