Lost cities revealed in Uzbekistan

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Researchers have used laser-based remote sensing technology to document two urban centers high in the mountains of Uzbekistan. Located along an ancient trade route, these medieval cities were abandoned and forgotten and only recently rediscovered. Now, they have been mapped. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with archaeologist Michael Frachetti of Washington University in Saint Louis, lead author of the study published in the journal “Nature.”

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