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Southern Methodist University

Astronomical Observatory

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New 3-D topographical surveys have confirmed more than 100 buildings, such as this astronomical observatory, buried beneath centuries of foliage at the early Maya site “Head of Stone” in the Central Lakes region of Guatemala.

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Topo Map: Melvin Rodrigo Guzman Piedrasanta

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