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I really wish this technology could find its way into the hands of Ruth Shady in Peru. She was the discoverer of the Norte Chico civilization, the earliest know
by saosebastiao 9y ago
I really wish this technology could find its way into the hands of Ruth Shady in Peru. She was the discoverer of the Norte Chico civilization, the earliest known civilization in south america, and one of a select few civilizations worldwide that could be called a cradle of civilization (a civilization that emerged without outside influence).
And despite the significance of the discovery, there is almost no funding for continued research, and making basic discoveries of where artifacts might be located is still a major bottleneck.
- notahacker 9y agoThere have certainly been LIDAR surveys of archaeologically important regions in Peru, but there's a lot more of Peru to scan than the UK.
- chx 9y agoThere is so much land to scan. The vast majority of the Pontic-Caspian steppe for example. There is a lot of history to be found in burial grounds but it's a real lot of sparsely populated land and so noone has the slightest idea where to start.