Ancient Architects | Ancient Lost City Discovered
An incredible news story to start the week, as Australian archaeologists have discovered an enormous ancient city in Tonga! It could even be one of the first cities of the Pacific.
2024-04-15 21:00:00 - Ancient Architects
Researchers from the Australian National University used Lidar scanning technology to map archaeological sites on the island of Tongatapu, and discovered that urbanisation in the pacific was not purely from western influence – it was in fact an indigenous innovation.
The oldest structures mapped date back to around 300 AD, which, according to researcher Phillip Parton, is 700 years earlier than previously thought.
Watch the video to find out all about this exciting new discovery.