# AI agents flagged a possible unmapped Maya site in NASA LiDAR data in 72 hours > Source: > Published: 2026-11-10 20:16:28+00:00 # AI agents flagged a possible unmapped Maya site in NASA LiDAR data in 72 hours **Pietro Miotti says 48 agents scanned 1,200 km2 of NASA LiDAR data and flagged a hilltop absent from INAH records. A permitted field check is the next step.** By [Ryan Merket](https://runtimewire.com/author/ryan-merket) · Published Primary source: [x.com](https://x.com/PietroMiotti/status/2120219901814043087) ## Why it matters Miotti describes using general-purpose agents to find open data, inspect 1,200 km2 of imagery, check archives and draft a report to a national institute in 72 hours, with no specialist model involved. [Pietro Miotti (@PietroMiotti)](https://x.com/PietroMiotti) says his AI agents flagged a possible unmapped Maya site in Mexico after scanning NASA LiDAR data, and that Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History replied that it has no registered archaeological site at the location he submitted. He posted the claim [in a thread on X](https://x.com/PietroMiotti/status/2120219901814043087) on November 10th and laid out the timeline in [his full account](https://pietromiotti.com/latest/maya-site/). When you purchase through links in our articles, [we may earn a small commission](https://runtimewire.com/affiliate-monetization-standards). This doesn’t affect our editorial independence.