Posted on Tuesday 11 November 2003

While investigating a mountain ridge facing Machu Picchu using aerial infra-red scanning technology, a team of archaeologists have discovered a previously unknown series of high-status sacred ceremonial buildings scattered over at least a square mile of jungle. They also rediscovered seven other buildings which had originally been found in 1912 but lost again due to incomplete reporting of their location. Preliminary examination of the ruins suggests that the complex was a large religious centre used for ceremonies and astronomical observations. [link]