LIDAR Technology Helps Uncover a Maya Metropolis
Clip: Season 48 Episode 22 | 3m 9sVideo has Closed Captions
Light Detection and Ranging, LIDAR, sees through the jungle to reveal what lies beneath.
LIDAR technology reveals that, in 700 C.E., the ancient Maya city of Caracol was one of the largest in the world.
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LIDAR Technology Helps Uncover a Maya Metropolis
Clip: Season 48 Episode 22 | 3m 9sVideo has Closed Captions
LIDAR technology reveals that, in 700 C.E., the ancient Maya city of Caracol was one of the largest in the world.
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