How an American couple are piecing together a lost civilizationA sprawling Maya city with palaces and pyramids was discovered in a dense Mexican jungle by a doctoral student who unknowingly drove past the site years ago on a visit to Mexico.
A hidden Maya city was discovered in Mexico's jungle using laser technology, researchers said.
The publicly available dataset allowed Auld-Thomas' research team to identify the site as a terrain meriting further archeological investigation.
Rendering of the ancient Maya city "Valeriana" which was built before 150 AD, researchers said.
In 2022, human burial grounds and bullets from Spanish guns were discovered at a Maya city site in the country.

Hidden Maya city discovered in Mexico jungle by doctoral student: "There's a lot more to be discovered"