Archaeologists Used Lasers to Reveal Hundreds of Ancient Structures Hidden Beneath the Amazon Rainforest

The Amazon rainforest, with its dense vegetation, is really good at hiding stuff. But all the signs of ancient civilizations hiding beneath its lush green canopies are no match for modern archaeologists using LiDAR technology, a.k.a. laser scanning tech that can see through the dense forest canopy. According to a study published in Nature, researchers…