More cool LIDAR reveals on the vast extent of the Maya civilization:

Mar 15, 2024
9:24:26am

Smack'sWife All-American

Everything we thought we knew about the ancient Maya is being upended

The world the Maya made has been shrouded by jungle for centuries. Now, a tool called lidar is revealing its staggering scale and sophistication.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/premium/article/maya-empire-ruins-lidar-technology?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us

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More cool LIDAR reveals on the vast extent of the Maya civilization:

Smack'sWife All-American

Mar 15, 9:24am

Do we think the Mayans Nephites or Lamanites?

ledfoot

Mar 15, 9:42am

Both, they are genetically the same and have had multiple population pinch point

wildwilderness

Mar 15, 10:18am

I confess I was trolling a little although I do find it fascinating.

ledfoot

Mar 15, 11:32am

This is super cool. If I were a billionaire I'd start a LIDAR foundation.

bleedsblue

Mar 15, 9:42am

Excited to read this article. If you haven’t already, and this topic interests

Nittany Cougar

Mar 15, 9:44am

That was a really interesting book. Those snakes, though!!!

Smack'sWife

Mar 15, 9:47am

I'm partial to the meso-american theory, but seems like the north american

Avery

Mar 15, 9:48am

I'm team heartland now. It just makes more sense to me, but who knows.

gangbusters

Mar 15, 10:06am

From what I've read Meso-America lines up with the BoM a lot better than heartland.

greatbam

Mar 15, 10:31am

And I' feel the opposite. Not to sound contentious. I find it very interesting.

gangbusters

Mar 15, 10:44am

I'm open to hearing about what evidences there are to the heartland theory. Got any links to point me to?

greatbam

Mar 15, 10:56am

No links, but there's a documentary series out there that was pretty good

gangbusters

Mar 15, 11:07am

Regarding a wilderness, the 1828 Websters dictionary definition #1 says this:

LeGrandBleu

Mar 15, 12:33pm

For many, both sides have done such a good job of showing how the other side

Undefeated

Mar 15, 10:58am

Agree.

gangbusters

Mar 15, 11:00am

It’s picked up steam amongst amateurs, not actual scholars or researchers.

valleus

Mar 15, 12:10pm

"...suggest that the site (onenear tikal) was occupied as early as 2600 B.C." ..

Undefeated

Mar 15, 9:55am

The headline for this article is repeated over and over throughout the history

WestCoaster

Mar 15, 11:55am

its doing the same all the way through south america

niqmadu

Mar 15, 3:01pm

That jade figurine is just stunning.

Everything we thought we knew about the ancient Maya is being upended

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