Archaeologists in South Africa discover 'lost city' using laser technology

South African archaeologists have rediscovered an ancient lost city known as Kweneng using laser technology.

The researchers - who are with the University of Witwatersrand - have been studying the site in the Suikerbosrand National Park for decades.

But it was not until cutting-edge laser technology known as LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) became available in recent years that they were able to study the ruins in detail from above, and discovered that what they thought was only a scatter…
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