Just a couple weeks ago I posted my latest ancient history video called Lost Cities of the Classical Mayans. I wanted to discuss how much the scholarship has changed about the ancient Mayans due...
Just a couple weeks ago I posted my latest ancient history video called Lost Cities of the Classical Mayans. I wanted to discuss how much the scholarship has changed about the ancient Mayans due to significant discoveries in just the last couple years.
And what do you know… Yet another major discovery. If I had known of this one last month I would have given it a fair amount of focus. Oh well. One can never stay up-to-date on such things.
I read the article and was left rather disappointed. There are no pictures of the new discovery, because nobody has actually been there, even though it is right off a major roadway? This feels...
I read the article and was left rather disappointed. There are no pictures of the new discovery, because nobody has actually been there, even though it is right off a major roadway? This feels like click bait, but more clever than the usual click bait because I actually read the whole thing.
I find it sad that nowadays archeological discoveries take place without physical proximity, but rather based on Google searches (as was the case here). To me, it kind of dissipates any...
I find it sad that nowadays archeological discoveries take place without physical proximity, but rather based on Google searches (as was the case here). To me, it kind of dissipates any romanticism about this subject.
Really excited I found this post! I have been following Lidar's development for years now. I have actually taken several tours with Operadora de Turismo Cooperativa *it's not an endorsement nor do...
Really excited I found this post! I have been following Lidar's development for years now. I have actually taken several tours with Operadora de Turismo Cooperativa *it's not an endorsement nor do I have any financial relations with them. My tours have been to several locations because I wanted to see for myself what this Lidar system was showing. The whole Yucatán Peninsula has so many sites, and some 'undiscovered' sites that Lidar is allowing us to see. It's wild walking in the jungle, under the rain forest, the sounds, smells, vegetation, clay/mud, ruins etc., and to know that a technology is available that can remove all that and allow us to clearly peer into past civilization. Two strange facts I learned in the jungle. GPS while an excellent tool isn't the best to map out locations. It seems year over year, location changes and so GPS location indicators aren't great. Two, jaguars follow hike teams with women in them. So as you are walking if a jaguar is near and it smells that women are in the group, they follow the team. I can confirm that for sure! It's wild. For those of you who are adventurers, this is the hike tour for you. I would not recommend the hike to a newbie, even with the Cooperativa's help but it's a memory of a lifetime. That along with seeing Lidar after having walked the walk to El Mirador or other spots! Cool stuff. Highly suggest you do it.
Just a couple weeks ago I posted my latest ancient history video called Lost Cities of the Classical Mayans. I wanted to discuss how much the scholarship has changed about the ancient Mayans due to significant discoveries in just the last couple years.
And what do you know… Yet another major discovery. If I had known of this one last month I would have given it a fair amount of focus. Oh well. One can never stay up-to-date on such things.
I read the article and was left rather disappointed. There are no pictures of the new discovery, because nobody has actually been there, even though it is right off a major roadway? This feels like click bait, but more clever than the usual click bait because I actually read the whole thing.
I find it sad that nowadays archeological discoveries take place without physical proximity, but rather based on Google searches (as was the case here). To me, it kind of dissipates any romanticism about this subject.
Really excited I found this post! I have been following Lidar's development for years now. I have actually taken several tours with Operadora de Turismo Cooperativa *it's not an endorsement nor do I have any financial relations with them. My tours have been to several locations because I wanted to see for myself what this Lidar system was showing. The whole Yucatán Peninsula has so many sites, and some 'undiscovered' sites that Lidar is allowing us to see. It's wild walking in the jungle, under the rain forest, the sounds, smells, vegetation, clay/mud, ruins etc., and to know that a technology is available that can remove all that and allow us to clearly peer into past civilization. Two strange facts I learned in the jungle. GPS while an excellent tool isn't the best to map out locations. It seems year over year, location changes and so GPS location indicators aren't great. Two, jaguars follow hike teams with women in them. So as you are walking if a jaguar is near and it smells that women are in the group, they follow the team. I can confirm that for sure! It's wild. For those of you who are adventurers, this is the hike tour for you. I would not recommend the hike to a newbie, even with the Cooperativa's help but it's a memory of a lifetime. That along with seeing Lidar after having walked the walk to El Mirador or other spots! Cool stuff. Highly suggest you do it.
I would have been surprised if a lost Mayan city was found anywhere else. :-)
What about Guatemala or Belize?
I was making a joke that I would not be expecting a headline like "Lost Mayan city found in Indian jungle"
"Lost Mayan city found in Kansas suburb"