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Aerial lidar mapping can reveal archaeological sites while overlooking Indigenous peoples and their knowledge

  • Written by Christopher Hernandez, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Loyola University Chicago
Aerial lidar mapping can reveal archaeological sites while overlooking Indigenous peoples and their knowledgeAn aerial lidar survey can 'see' beneath the forest canopy.Photodisc via Getty Images

Picture an aircraft streaking across the sky at hundreds of miles per hour, unleashing millions of laser pulses into a dense tropical forest. The objective: map thousands of square miles, including the ground beneath the canopy, in fine detail within a matter of...

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