Researchers have uncovered a long-forgotten Roman goldmine hidden beneath the dense vegetation of León, Spain. The site, located in the Eria river valley, was revealed using cutting-edge LiDAR (Light ...

While Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) laser systems have been around for a while, the technology’s use on small planes and drones in recent years has led to some amazing discoveries. This is ...

A landmark study is reporting the discovery of nearly 500 ancient monuments in Mexico using airborne laser mapping. The newly discovered sites are thought to date back at least 2,500 years, in between ...

With the thick vegetation of the northern Guatemala rainforests hiding its 2,000-year-old remnants, the full extent of the early Mayan way of life was once impossible to see. But laser technology has ...

A research team from Tulane University in the United States has discovered ruins including an unknown ancient city with pyramids in Campeche, located on the west side of the Yucatan Peninsula in ...

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Sep 2, 2014) - Discovery Ventures Inc. (TSX VENTURE:DVN) (FRANKFURT:ODV) ("Discovery" or the "Company"), is pleased to announce that it has recently engaged ...

Deep in the forests of Neamț County, Romania, archaeologists have uncovered a 5,000-year-old fortress that had been hiding in plain sight for centuries.Thanks to some high-tech tools, researchers were ...

Airborne laser and GPS system reveal details of extensive workings including river redirection. Hidden under the vegetation and crops of the Eria Valley, in León, Spain, there is a gold mining network ...

The Mayans were a civilisation known for their architecture, mathematics and astronomical beliefs, who date back to as far as 2000BC, with many of their impressive constructions still standing in the ...