LiDAR captured the ruins of a civilization in the Brazilian Amazon.
Lidar captured the ruins of a civilization in the Brazilian Amazon.
  • Archeologists beam lasers from the sky to unearth ancient settlements hiding in plain sight.
  • Lidar uses laser pulses to penetrate dense vegetation, revealing human-built structures underneath.
  • The laser technology is transforming archaeology by revealing the scope of ancient civilizations.

In recent years, archaeologists have turned to lasers in order to unearth previously hidden ancient civilizations.