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Ruins of cities keep turning up in the forests of central America. How have these structures stayed standing for millennia?

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Using drone-based lidar, researchers mapped two medieval cities, Tashbulak and Tugunbulak, in Uzbekistan, revealing detailed urban structures significant to the Silk Road's history. The first use of d ...