LiDAR Just Found Entire Civilizations We Completely Missed

Описание: New LiDAR technology has revealed thousands of lost cities in the Amazon Rainforest and Angkor Wat, proving ancient civilizations were far larger than history books claimed. For centuries, we thought the Amazon was a "green desert"—a wilderness incapable of supporting complex societies. We were wrong.
This video explores how laser scanning (LiDAR) is stripping away the jungle canopy to expose massive ancient megacities, intricate road networks, and pyramids that have been hiding in plain sight. From the Maya lowlands to the urban sprawl of the Khmer Empire in Cambodia, we are uncovering a global network of lost history that challenges everything we know about the ancient world.
In this video, we cover:

How LiDAR "sees" through the Amazon jungle
The discovery of "Casarabe" culture and its massive earthworks
Why Angkor Wat is much larger than previously believed
The "Green Desert" myth vs. the reality of ancient urbanism

⏱️ Chapters
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00:00 - The Map Was Wrong: LiDAR's New Discovery
01:38 - How LiDAR "X-Rays" the Jungle
03:55 - The Amazon Discovery: Not a "Green Desert"
06:25 - Cambodia & Angkor Wat: The Hidden Sprawl
09:10 - Conclusion: What Else Did We Miss?