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Milica Cosic

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Huge ancient mayan town discovered hidden under a jungle including temples and markets - Caught on Camera

A huge Mayan settlement hidden underneath a jungle in Mexico has been discovered by researchers.

Numerous temples, houses, terraces and canals have been detected using laser imaging at the Calakmul archaeological site in the state of Campeche, in Mexico, North America.

National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) researchers used technology called LiDAR (laser imaging, detection, and ranging) for the purposes of performing the study.

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