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Laser survey reveals lost Amazon civilization of millions

A sweeping aerial laser survey has revealed that an ancient civilization in southwestern Amazonia was far larger than scientists previously imagined, with tens of thousands of monumental earthworks and a population that may have reached 3 million people at its…

Digital scanning reveals lost tower atop Pompeii villa

Archaeologists have unveiled a previously unknown tower atop an ancient Roman villa in Pompeii, using advanced digital reconstruction techniques that are revealing architectural features lost for nearly 2,000 years. The discovery, published this week in the eJournal of Pompeii Excavations,…