New technology reveals El Tajin’s many hidden buildings
New technology reveals El Tajin’s many hidden buildings
Article created on Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Three ball game courts, two terraced buildings and even a 1,000 year old residential area have all been revealed in the El Tajín archaeological zone in Veracruz, Mexico.
Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have used the latest remote sensing technology to investigate pre-Hispanic sites for the first in time in the country.
In addition to locating these remains that were hidden by vegetation, the use of this new technology will help determine the condition of the site as a whole.
Years of exploration
Dr. Guadalupe Zetina Gutiérrez, the principal researcher at El Tajín and a remote sensing and geographic information systems (GIS) specialist, reported that two years of exploration using this technology has resulted in these exciting new finds, which now require archaeological excavation.
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I could have used this technology in field school, when we mapped Damariscove Island in 20cm contours. I got pretty good with the transit and astrolabe, but my rodmen really suffered in the waist high wild roses that covered the island. 
