- Archeologists beam lasers from the sky to unearth ancient settlements hiding in plain sight.
- LiDAR uses laser pulses to penetrate dense vegetation, revealing human-built structures underneath.
- State-of-the-art laser technology is transforming archaeology by creating 3D renderings of ruins.
In recent years, archaeologists have turned to lasers in order to unearth ancient civilizations that were previously invisible.
A laser technology known as LiDAR — short for light detection and ranging — uses planes to beam thousands of laser pulses from the sky at the ground below, penetrating through thick, deep forest canopy. That provides researchers with three-dimensional maps underneath the vegetation, revealing human-built structures.
Lasers revealed 5 ancient civilizations that were hiding in plain sight
A laser technology known as LiDAR — short for light detection and ranging — uses planes to beam thousands of laser pulses from the sky at the ground below, penetrating through thick, deep forest canopy. That provides researchers with three-dimensional maps underneath the vegetation, revealing human-built structures.
Lasers revealed 5 ancient civilizations that were hiding in plain sight
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