Tuesday, May 10, 2016

I'm Super Jealous of This Kid, But Good for Him

Teen uses Google Maps to discover lost Mayan city

Back when I was a digger [field archaeologist], I was told that the time was coming when the squints [the lab techs] would be the ones to find all of the major discoveries of the 21st century.  We just never thought it would be some teenager using free software.

Personally, I miss the days when one had to machete through jungle undergrowth dodging bandidos, jaguars, and narco-mercenaries to find a lost city but, then again, I'm probably too old for that, now.

Nah.


Update:  Whoops, looks like this story was a little premature.  Read to the bottom of this article for word from some informed skeptics.  Diggers win again.