Archaeologists Found a 5,000-Year-Old Fortress That Nature Had Hidden for Centuries
created: Aug. 18, 2025, 3:10 p.m. | updated: Aug. 21, 2025, 8:26 p.m.
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story:Researchers imaged a 5,000-year-old fortification in the forests of Neamț County in Romania.
The study used drones equipped with LiDAR technology to capture the likeness of the structure through thick vegetation.
Luckily for us, LiDAR technology can make researching some of those inconvenient places possible.
Researchers used noninvasive methods to image the sites, launching drones equipped with LiDAR to generate an aerial view of the fortifications.
“Only by using modern technologies will we be able to better understand the complexities of archaeological sites,” he said .
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