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University of Texas-Austin: Laser Mapping in Southern Mexico Discovers Nearly 500 Ancient Sites
November 04, 2021
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 4 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release:

Using laser mapping data, researchers from The University of Texas at Austin and other national and international institutions have discovered 478 ancient ceremonial centers in southern Mexico. Most of the sites probably date to 1100-400 B.C., several centuries before the Classic Age (A.D. 250-950) of Maya civilization.

The findings, published in Nature Human Behavior, further s . . .

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