Seismic or sound vibrations is reflection seismology and is a method of exploration geophysics that uses the principles of seismology to estimate the properties of the Earth’s subsurface from reflected seismic waves. And yet that same or similar technology that allowed us to create the 3-D models below ground; has also allowed us to see what is above ground. And what, has been hidden for centuries. Satellite imagery has been utilized for decades within the various industries to map out the contours of lakes or rivers or to provide data of the acreage planted in various types of grain crops or the condition of forests or the health of streams. This is done by not only by imagery filters, but the utilization of LiDAR (light detection and ranging). Now we are using this technology to uncover lost civilizations.
The Maya – their soaring pyramids, monumental cities and mythical mastery of astronomy and mathematics have captured our imaginations and spurred generations of explorers into the jungles of Central America on a quest to understand them. Lost World of the Maya surveys their dramatic rise to prominence in the ‘pre-classic era’ of the Maya as well as new evidence of the collapse of their civilization in the 800-900’s AD.