Student accidentally uncovers lost Mayan city hidden in Mexico’s jungle | ABC News

A PhD student has accidentally uncovered a lost Mayan city hidden under jungle canopy in Mexico, using an advanced laser scanning system called Lidar.
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Tulane University’s Luke Auld-Thomas says his team found over 6,000 buildings and structures which resemble pyramids, palaces, reservoirs, and causeways in the abandoned metropolis dubbed Valeriana.
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