It’s amazing what scientists are discovering with drones. Recently, archaeologists found a 1,000-year-old village in northwest New Mexico.
“(Drones have) really revolutionized the kinds of work that we can do,” said Santa Fe native and current University of North Florida professor Dr. John Kantner.
Kantner made the discovery. He has been studying the ancestors of today’s Pueblo people for 20 years.
“Even though I had been working this area for so long, I didn't know some of this was below the surface,” he said.
Kantner has been working in Chaco Canyon, about a three-hour drive from Albuquerque. There have been a lot of archaeological discoveries here -- but this new development likely wouldn't have been found without advanced technology.
“There's a lot of windblown soils that have come in and buried a lot of the remains, so it would be impossible for me to detect what's a couple of meters below the surface,” said Kantner.
Finding the village took a couple of hours. The next step will be for a team to excavate the village.