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Pre-Columbian archaeological ruins are revealed through Costa Rican rain forest in this photo taken during NASA's AirSAR 2004 campaign.
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Pre-Colombian archaeological ruins are revealed through Costa Rican rain forest in this photo taken during NASA’s AirSAR 2004 campaign. The AirSAR mission made significant contributions to our understanding of Pre-Colombian societies in Mexico and Central America by enabling scientists to discover heretofore hidden archaeological sites as well as offering new or revised understanding of those sites and the relationships among them. Such discoveries included those related to settlement size and density, agricultural systems, systems of causeways, trade network, and fortifications.March 5, 2004
NASA Photo / Jim Ross