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Graduate student accidentally discovers lost Mayan city in Mexico
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A graduate student discovered a lost Mayan city through a re-analysis of lidar data. The city, unnoticed for decades, features pyramids and plazas, and is estimated to have housed around 50,000 people.
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- Lost Mayan city discovered
- Located in Mexico
- Lidar data used
- City could house 50,000 people
- Discovery resulted from ecological research
Mexico · graduate student · Mayan city
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