Archaeologists using an old map of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula have uncovered a lost Maya city, hidden until now, with thousands of buildings densely packed into a small area. The archaeological team ...

A sprawling Maya metropolis, hidden for centuries beneath dense tropical canopy, is coming into focus as archaeologists combine laser mapping, on‑the‑ground excavation and even chance encounters in ...

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Deep inside the forested region of Campeche, researchers studying laser-based LiDAR data noticed shapes that did not match the surrounding natural land. The scans showed clean edges, elevated ...

HOUSTON — It sounds like the next "Indiana Jones" script but a real-life team of University of Houston researchers recently uncovered an ancient Maya city buried deep beneath the jungles of Mexico.