The Basement: Luke Caverns | LiDAR Is Revealing Ancient Cities the Amazon Was Hiding

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Luke Caverns discusses his work mapping ancient archaeological sites in the Amazon using LIDAR technology.

Go to https://nicnac.com/whyfiles and use code WHYFILES for 20% off, or use the store locator to find Nic Nacs near you. Get your free, 30-second personalized assessment TODAY at https://PDSDebt.com/BASEMENT The Basement: Luke Caverns | LIDAR Is Revealing Ancient Cities the Amazon Was Hiding Luke Caverns is an anthropologist and explorer who's mapped over 80 ancient archaeological sites using LIDAR — sites that don't appear on any map. His grandfather found and lost seven gold mines in New Mexico. Luke found them again. Now he's planning the largest LIDAR scan ever done in the Amazon. We also go deep into Alexander the Great's missing body, the Were Jaguar cults of the Olmecs, and the Minoan civilization that may have been Atlantis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Guest: Luke Caverns

Topics covered

• LIDAR
• ancient cities
• archaeology
• Amazon
• exploration
• Alexander the Great
• Olmecs

Keywords

• LIDAR
• ancient cities
• archaeology
• Amazon
• Luke Caverns
• Alexander the Great
• Olmecs
• Minoan civilization
• Atlantis

Sponsors

Nic Nacs, PDSDebt

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Amazon, New Mexico, Atlantis, Olmecs, Minoan civilization

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