Author: Zeon Santos / Source: Neatorama
In the beginning the depth of an archaeologist’s research was limited by how far they could dig, but 20th century technology, such as carbon dating and ground penetrating radar, helped advance the field to new lows.
And now light detection and ranging scanning (lidar) technology has led to an exciting discovery in western Mexico- an ancient “lost” city with as many buildings as Manhattan, built by the Aztec’s rivals the Purépecha:
“To think that this massive city existed in the heartland of Mexico for all this time and nobody knew it was there is kind of amazing,” said Chris Fisher, an archaeologist at Colorado State University who is presenting the latest findings from the study at the conference of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Austin, Texas, this week.
While less well known than the Aztecs, the Purépecha were a major civilisation in central Mexico in the early 16th century, before Europeans arrived and wreaked havoc through war and disease. Purépecha cities included an…
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