OAXACA, MEXICO—According to a Newsweek report, Pedro Guillermo Ramón Celis of McGill University and his colleagues spotted the remains of more than 1,000 structures built by the Zapotec in ...

Using LiDAR technology, researchers reveal over 1,170 structures including temples and ball courts, offering a snapshot of ...

LiDAR was the key technology that enabled Ramón Celis to uncover the full scale of Guiengola. Unlike traditional ...

Understanding the Zapotecs’ level of political and social organization provides insight into their agency in negotiations ...

A lost 15th-century fortified city in Mexico built by the Zapotec, has been discovered in Mexico, revealing its rich history.

The region is known for its colorful textiles, rugged expanses, and delicious eats like chiles, chapulines, and chocolate. It’s also home to Zapotec and Mixtec peoples, two of Mexico’s largest ...

Guiengola is a Zapotec word meaning “big stone,” coming ... using pulses of laser beams to produce detailed topographic maps of the terrain. “Because the city is only between 500 and 600 ...

Lidar technology has uncovered a 15th-century Zapotec city hidden beneath the dense jungles of Guiengola in Mexico.

"It's like a city frozen in time," said archaeologist Pedro Guillermo Ramón Celis of Canada's McGill University.