Meet Lidar: the amazing laser technology that's helping archaeologists discover lost cities
Tuesday, June 14, 2016 - 08:31
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Archaeologists have discovered several medieval cities, buried beneath the forest floor in Cambodia: the largest is said to rival the modern Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, in size. It's a monumental discovery, based on two major archaeological surveys of the area around Siem Reap, not far from the famous temple complex of Angkor Wat in the heartlands of the ancient Khmer culture.