Back in 2001, a few Maya murals (dating back to 100BC) were discovered deep within the jungle of San Bartolo, Guatemala. Archeologists say that it is extremely dangerous to search the jungle for more artifacts and buildings due to he humor and wild species such as snakes. It is also important to note that one could be standing seven or so meters away from a Mayan ruin and not being able to see it because of the extremely density and thickness of the jungle. However, with the assistance from a NASA scientist Thomas Sever, they were able to identify all sorts of "fascinating features – including a lost Maya pyramid – from satellite images." With the fact that many Mayan buildings were constructed using limestone, the chemical composition around these ruins have been changed over time, which can show up on some of these images. Although this technology and discovering is highly expensive, archeologists have hope that it can be used from overhead all regions in Central America to see if they can find any other archeology ruins from lost civilizations.
Hailey Brzoska
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160526-how-we-unravelled-mayan-secrets-from-the-air
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