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Sign up to receive your own updates April 2018 Invisible Cities Researchers recently found more than 60,000 Maya ruins hidden in the Guatemalan jungle by using laser technology. This discovery uncovered long hidden palaces, houses, and highways. The incredible find, according to researchers, is the biggest one in over 150 years of modern Maya archeology. Read on to find out more about ancient civilizations whose hidden cities have disappeared into oblivion as modern life continues, sometimes directly on top of the ruins these civilizations left behind. Maya Civilization: Articles: The Maya World Pre-Colombian Ruins Related Websites: Mystery of the Maya Cracking the Maya Code The Aztec Empire: Articles: Cortés and Montezuma The Aztec World Quetalcóatl Related Websites: Aztecs The Fall of the Aztecs The Inca Empire: Articles: The Inca World Machu Picchu Pizarro and the Fall of the Inca Related Websites: Rise of the Inca Exploring the Early Americas It's TRUE! Upcoming Webinars: The Maya Empire, centered in the jungles of Guatemala, reached its height of power about the 6th century A.D. There were more than 40 Maya cities connected by elevated highways and roads with sophisticated culture, agriculture, and architecture. The cities were mostly abandoned around A.D. 900 and researchers are unsure what caused the fall of the civilization. Learn more about getting the most out of TrueFlix by attending one of our upcoming online training sessions: Thursday, April 12th 2018 12:00 to 1:00 pm EST Monday, April 23rd 2018 10:00 to 11:00 am EST New Units Added: My United States Starting with thirteen states (more to come) including: e-news Archive Visit our archive page for more tips and tools from our previous newsletters.

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