A new technology is helping archeologists map the environments around excavations sites, with less cost and more speed. Did we mention it uses lasers shot from planes? Read the whole story ...

In the cross section image above (Figure 1), the yellow points are from a photogrammetry dataset while the points in brown are from a LiDAR scan over the same area. As can be clearly seen, the ...

LIDAR technology is an innovation in archeology and ecology that has uncovered lost civilizations. But archeologist Chris Fisher realized it could help track and study the effects of climate change.