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I was sure the 'lost city' in Honduras was just a story until the lidar scans came out
For years, I heard stories about a 'White City' deep in the Mosquitia jungle. I figured it was just a legend, like El Dorado. Then, back in 2015, the National Geographic team released those lidar images showing clear outlines of plazas and pyramids under the canopy. Seeing that grid of what looked like man-made structures, hidden for centuries, was what changed my mind. It proved there was a real, complex society there we knew nothing about. Has anyone else had a moment where a new technology completely changed your view on an old archaeological claim?
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hayden7208d ago
Wait, they found actual pyramids under there?
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victor_butler508d ago
Seriously, what happens next? They can't just leave it as a lidar picture. When do the boots hit the ground to dig?
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