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They scanned the forest around Machu Picchu with lasers and found 2.5 kilometers of hidden roads

More than 2.5 kilometers of previously undocumented roads have been found beneath the thick forest around Machu Picchu. Laser ...
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Inca builders fit 100-ton stones so tightly a knife blade will not slip between them

High on a hill overlooking the old Inca capital of Cusco stand some of the most confounding walls in the ancient world. Their ...
Ancient Origins

LiDAR Technology Reveals Previously Unseen Features at Machu Picchu

Because LiDAR is a non-invasive remote-sensing technique, archaeologists can map potential archaeological features across ...

Finding in Peru's Machu Picchu: LiDAR detects 2.5 km of Inca trails

The archaeological park contains at least 2.5 kilometers of Inca trail amid its dense vegetation that were recently detected using LiDAR technology, the Decentralized Directorate of Culture (DDC) in ...
The Debrief

Centuries Before the Aztec and Inca Empires Existed, Locals Built Something Incredible in the Colombian Jungle

A new analysis of pre-Hispanic Colombian sites founded before the Inca and Aztec empires has revealed a surprising technological achievement.