In ancient Asia, particularly the period spanning from 130 B.C.E. to 1453 C.E., one of the most prominent trade routes in the nation was the Silk Road. Technically, it was only called that after its ...

"a picture of what lies beneath them on (and under) the ground". How does the "under"-part work? I understand that in this context light means in or near the visible range of em waves. Yet visible ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Christopher Hernandez, Loyola University Chicago (THE CONVERSATION) Picture an ...

Underneath the thick, virgin rainforest cover in the Mosquitia region of Honduras, researchers have discovered ruins in an area legends say contain the lost city of Ciudad Blanca. Myths of the "White ...

More than 2000 metres above sea level, on a grassy mountain plateau in eastern Uzbekistan, two archaeologists out for a stroll discovered something astonishing. This chilly, wild landscape was once ...

Archaeologists created 3D maps of more than 30,000 square miles of precolonial settlements in what is today Mexico, revealing never-before-seen details of how sites were designed and their apparent ...

In 2009, Chris Fisher was in Michoacán, Mexico, studying the ancient Purépecha empire, when his team found remnants of a settlement. He set out to find the edge of it, only to discover that what they ...

LiDAR, short for light detection and ranging, sounds like the sort of made-up term you might find coming out of the mouth of an engineering officer on a fictional starship. It rolls off the tongue in ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Lidar, a way to use laser light to measure how far away objects ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An aerial lidar survey can 'see' beneath the forest canopy. Photodisc via Getty Images Picture an aircraft streaking across the ...