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Aerial view of reconstructed Tiwanaku raised agricultural fields showing elevated planting platforms separated by water channels near Lake Titicaca, Bolivia
3 DEC 2025 · 5 MIN

The Thermal Engineering Behind Tiwanaku’s Agricultural Success

At nearly 3,850 meters above sea level, frost arrives almost nightly on Bolivia’s Altiplano. Modern visitors struggle to breathe. Yet between 500 and 1100 CE, tens of thousands of people not only…
The “epicenter” of Zapotec Guiengola, with the surrounding area being revealed by LiDAR as a vast walled city. Source: Cambridge University Press.
10 FEB 2025 · 4 MIN

Mexican Zapotec “Fortress” Revealed by LiDAR as a Large City

A new study of a Zapotec site in Mexico may have finally revealed its purpose. A team using LiDAR to analyze the complex have revealed a large post-classical city. The site of…