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Source: https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/times-lasers-revealed-hidden-forts-and-settlements-from-centuries-ago
32 times lasers revealed hidden forts and settlements from centuries ago
published April 27, 2024
"Lasers have helped uncover ancient human-made structures the world over."
Go to the source to see an aerial view of Angkor Wat and surrounding trees and the rest of the article: Lidar has made it easier to find and study archaeological remains beneath the foliage of the Angkor region in Cambodia.
(Image credit: TANG CHHIN SOTHY via Getty Images)
Lasers are being used extensively in archaeology for recording and discovering sites as well as analyzing artifacts in great detail.
One laser technology that is particularly good at discovering new sites is lidar (LIDAR = LIght Detection And Ranging) ...