Cambodia's vast medieval cities discovered

[Anomalocaris]

 

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Cambodia's vast medieval cities hidden beneath the jungle

Archaeologists in Cambodia have found multiple, previously undocumented medieval cities not far from the ancient temple city of Angkor Wat, the Guardian can reveal, in groundbreaking discoveries that promise to upend key assumptions about south-east Asia’s history.

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Edited June 12, 2016 by Anomalocaris

[Tatetopa]

Thanks for bringing this to UM.

[Lugal]

I'm a little skeptical about this laser technology used, but if everything said in the article turns out to be true then this is amazing!

[glorybebe]

I would love to see all these cities uncovered.  What amazing finds!

[BadChadB33]

Love to see what they find inside these cities.

Edited June 13, 2016 by BadChadB33

[Unusual Tournament]

15 hours ago, glorybebe said:

I would love to see all these cities uncovered.  What amazing finds!

Yes, me too. Knowing why they were abandoned and forgotten would also be interesting too. 

[Harte]

Ancient Alien Theorists believe:

The date given (1400 ybp) is missing a zero.

Harte

[Sundew]

After experiencing the jungles of Cambodia, I can well believe much is hidden under their canopy. Giant Ficus and other strangler type trees are literally tearing stone buildings apart in an epic battle for nature to reclaim what man had taken. I would imagine that they will find mostly empty buildings with great stone Buddhas and Multi-headed Cobra gods much as the other temples have but perhaps a bit more primitive. Angkor Wat is sort of the pinnacle of their constructions as far as is known and is massive in scale.

[pallidin]

Very impressed with this imaging technology.

[pallidin]

From: http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/lidar.html

 

LIDAR, which stands for Light Detection and Ranging, is a remote sensing method that uses light in the form of a pulsed laser to measure ranges (variable distances) to the Earth. These light pulses—combined with other data recorded by the airborne system— generate precise, three-dimensional information about the shape of the Earth and its surface characteristics.

A LIDAR instrument principally consists of a laser, a scanner, and a specialized GPS receiver. Airplanes and helicopters are the most commonly used platforms for acquiring LIDAR data over broad areas. Two types of LIDAR are topographic and bathymetric. Topographic LIDAR typically uses a near-infrared laser to map the land, while bathymetric lidar uses water-penetrating green light to also measure seafloor and riverbed elevations.

LIDAR systems allow scientists and mapping professionals to examine both natural and manmade environments with accuracy, precision, and flexibility. NOAA scientists are using LIDAR to produce more accurate shoreline maps, make digital elevation models for use in geographic information systems, to assist in emergency response operations, and in many other applications.

[universal skeptic]

Intellectually stimulating indeed.

[qxcontinuum]

and this is proving just how relative our society is ... we can flourish to a peek then disappear. 

[Merc14]

Good description of how LIDAR can see through heavy jungle canopies  http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/230238-high-tech-lidar-helps-uncover-secrets-angkor-wat-has-hidden-for-centuries

[paperdyer]

It's a bit surprising, if the empire was a big as theorized that we would not have heard rumors of it.