Lasers reveal 15th-century fortified Zapotec city in Mexico

Lidar has fully revealed a 600-year-old Zapotec city in southern Mexico.

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Lost 15th-century Zapotec city unearthed in Mexican jungle

A recent study using Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technology has uncovered the true magnitude of Guiengola, a 15th-century Zapotec city in southern Oaxaca, Mexico. Previously believed to be a military fortress, the site has now been identified as a fortified city covering 360 hectares, consisting of over 1,100 structures...

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Lost 15th-century Zapotec city unearthed in Mexican jungle

A recent study using LiDAR technology has uncovered the true magnitude of Guiengola, a 15th-century Zapotec city in southern Oaxaca, Mexico.

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MAPPATURA DI UNA CITTA' ZAPOTECA POST CLASSICA EFFETTUATA CON LiDAR - Daniele Mancini Archeologia

Provengono dal Messico meridionale le immagini, realizzate con il dispositivo LiDAR, che mostrano resti di una città zapoteca di 600 anni fa.

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