Mayan Temples Seen From Space

Mayan Temples Seen From Space

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Guatemala City - Ancient Mayan astronomers aligned their soaring temples with the stars and now modern archaeologists have found the ruins of hidden cities in the Guatemalan jungle by peering down from space.

Archaeologists and Nasa scientists began teaming up five years ago to search for clues about the mysterious collapse of the Mayan civilisation that flourished in Central America and southern Mexico for 1 000 years.

The work is paying off, says archaeologist William Saturno, who recently discovered five sprawling sites with hundreds of buildings using a spy satellite that can see through clouds and forest to reveal differences in the vegetation below.

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The really interesting part of this story to me was this "need for urgency" at the very end. Very strange.

Information about the fate of the Maya could help modern societies make better choices and "avoid the sometimes disastrous mistakes of the past," said Sever. "We are in a race against time to preserve our history."

A race against what time?

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