An American couple is using advanced technology to unearth an ancient civilization that might hold the key to building the cities of the future.
Diane and Arlen Chase share a lifetime commitment to exploring. In 1985, the pair came to the ruins of Caracol, an ancient Mayan city in Belize that was first discovered in 1937, and that includes the country's highest structure.
Adrian Chase, the couple's son, gave CBS News a demonstration, revealing how the technology can make it seem like the area is nothing but bare earth and provide a sense of different structures in the landscape. "When we saw the results of the LiDAR, it was phenomenal, because all of a sudden we had control of space. We could see where the structures were and where they were not underneath those trees," Arlen Chase said."It is equivalent, in our minds, to radiocarbon dating.
"If you look at how Caracol is built, it is an incredibly planned city. I think we could learn something for the plan. It's a walkable city, it's a green city. The reservoirs are located so that folks have access, there are fields near almost every house. In addition to that, almost everyone can get to a market," Diane Chase explained.
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