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I'm reading "Lost City of the Monkey God" by Douglas Preston right now. It's been a highly entertaining first-hand account of (what I think was) the first use o
by vosper 9y ago
I'm reading "Lost City of the Monkey God" by Douglas Preston right now. It's been a highly entertaining first-hand account of (what I think was) the first use of LIDAR for archaeology in the jungles of Central America, and the ground exploration that followed. I'd definitely recommend it to anyone who's interested in this story.
https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B01G1K1RTA https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B01G1K1RTA
- defen 9y agoYou might also be interested in "Breaking the Maya Code" which is a great historical account of the decipherment of Maya script. https://www.amazon.com/Breaking-Maya-Code-Third-Michael/dp/0500289557 https://www.amazon.com/Breaking-Maya-Code-Third-Michael/dp/0...
- jpm_sd 9y agoI loved this book! I think any software engineer would enjoy it.
- cr0sh 9y agoI just started reading this book last night (my wife listened to the audiobook version several months ago, which caught my interest). Strange how these things "come together"...
- jacquesm 9y agoThat's more of a reflection of how big HN has become than anything else.
- kilroy123 9y agoI appreciate you using a smile.amazon link.
- DrScump 9y agoI'm guessing you were downvoted by mistake. The smile links are not affiliate links for individuals, they are for directing part of the proceeds to the specific charity of the buyer's choice.