Lidar reveals a possible blueprint for many Olmec and Maya ceremonial sites
Similar ceremonial layouts connected ancient societies across Mexico’s Gulf Coast
A ceremonial complex built more than 3,000 years ago at an Olmec center on what’s now Mexico’s Gulf Coast influenced corresponding sites across the region for two millennia, remote-sensing data indicate. Remains of a ceremonial center at one of those sites, Buenavista, are shown in this 3-D image created using lidar data on the day that a sunrise aligns with the entrance.
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