Stockholm, June 7 (SANA) Archaeologists have identified previously unknown sections of an ancient Roman city in Türkiye, including residential districts, terraces, and walls, using a drone equipped with laser-scanning technology, Russian media reported.
The Russian Nauka TV channel cited researcher Eidel Malgiel of the National Research University Higher School of Economics as saying that laser scanning enabled researchers to detect features hidden beneath soil and vegetation at the ancient city of Parion in northwestern Türkiye.
The survey revealed entire residential neighborhoods and structural remains that had not been identified through conventional archaeological excavations, according to the researcher.
Unlike conventional photography, laser scanning technology can penetrate vegetation and reach the ground surface. Computer processing then filters out vegetation data and highlights buried structures.
Researchers said the survey achieved a resolution of 796 points per square meter, allowing archaeologists to identify small walls and architectural features measuring only a few centimeters that had previously remained undetected.
Parion was founded between the eighth and seventh centuries BC in what is now northwestern Türkiye and became a Roman colony during the first century BC.
Archaeological excavations at the site have been underway since 2005 and have uncovered baths, a theater, and burial sites. However, large sections of the ancient city have remained hidden beneath dense vegetation and layers of soil.
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