Peten jungle, Guatemala Before.

This breakthrough discovery changes everything archeologists previously thought about this ancient culture.

Peten jungle, Guatemala After.

Maya Civilization Laser Mapping

Peten jungle, Guatemala – Before. Tikal site, trees (Photo: Wild Blue Media)

LiDAR (Wild Blue Media)

Peten jungle, Guatemala After, Alberts pyramid find.

Maya Civilization Laser Mapping

Peten jungle, Guatemala – After. Tikal site, LiDAR (Photo: Wild Blue Media)

Maya Civilization Laser Mapping LiDAR

White Boxes showing some of the 60K new structures LiDAR has revealed (Photo: Wild Blue Media)

Maya Civilization Laser Mapping

Peten jungle, Guatemala – Before, Alberts pyramid find (Wild Blue Media)

Maya Civilization Laser Mapping

Peten jungle, Guatemala – Mid, Alberts pyramid find. LiDAR (Wild Blue Media)

Maya Civilization Laser Mapping

Peten jungle, Guatemala – After, Alberts pyramid find. LiDAR (Wild Blue Media)

Maya Civilization Laser Mapping

Tikal National Park, Guatemala (Photo: Wild Blue Media/National Geographic)