Mayan temple at Calakmul.
Curious, he looked up if someone had covered the area with a non-archaeological end.
So what if a lidar survey of this area already existed?
Mayan temple at Calakmul. (Photo: prill/Depositphotos)
An area of about 47 square miles in Southeastern Campeche had been mapped.
Valeriana is described as having all the hallmarks of a Classic Maya political capital.
Detail of Valeriana site core, in the north-east corner of Block 2 (figure by authors).
Detail of Valeriana site core, in the north-east corner of Block 2 (figure by authors). (Photo:Antiquity,CC BY 4.0)
Block 2, showing the major site of Valeriana.
Structure footprints in black, platform footprints in purple.
Block 2, showing the major site of Valeriana. Structure footprints in black, platform footprints in purple. Two mound groups adjacent to the highway were reported by Merk (Reference Merk2004) (figure by authors). (Photo:Antiquity,CC BY 4.0)
