An undated high-resolution, false-color image taken by the commercial Earth-observation satellite IKONOS shows a Guatemalan "bajo", or a broad, lowland area that is often partially submerged during the rainy season. The yellowish areas, which denote discolorations of the dense forest canopy, pinpoint ancient Maya building sites. Ancient Mayan astronomers aligned their soaring temples with the stars and now modern archaeologists have found the ruins of hidden cities in the Guatemalan jungle by peering down from space. Archaeologists and NASA scientists began teaming up five years ago to search for clues about the mysterious collapse of the Mayan civilization that flourished in Central America and southern Mexico for 1,000 years.
An undated handout photo taken deep in the Guatemalan jungle shows NASA archaeologist Dr. Tom Sever (R)and Rob Griffin, a graduate student at Pennsylvania State University in College Park, Pa., study a crumbled "stele", a stone pyramid used by the Maya to record information or display ornately carved art. Ancient Mayan astronomers aligned their soaring temples with the stars and now modern archaeologists have found the ruins of hidden cities in the Guatemalan jungle by peering down from space. Archaeologists and NASA scientists began teaming up five years ago to search for clues about the mysterious collapse of the Mayan civilization that flourished in Central America and southern Mexico for 1,000 years.
A view of the partially excavated tomb at El Peru Wa'ka in Northern Guatemala in this April 20, 2006, file photo. Ancient Mayan astronomers aligned their soaring temples with the stars and now modern archaeologists have found the ruins of hidden cities in the Guatemalan jungle by peering down from space. Archaeologists and NASA scientists began teaming up five years ago to search for clues about the mysterious collapse of the Mayan civilization that flourished in Central America and southern Mexico for 1,000 years. Picture taken April 20, 2006.
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