猴神之城
The Lost City of the Monkey God
Douglas Preston · 初版 2017 年
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自征服者 Hernán Cortés 时代以来，就一直流传着关于一座隐藏在洪都拉斯内陆某处、蕴藏着巨额财富的失落之城的传言，被称为白城或 Lost City of the Monkey God。原住民部落谈到为了逃避西班牙侵略者而逃亡到那里的祖先，并警告说任何进入这座圣城的人都会染病身亡。1940年，充满冒险精神的记者 Theodore Morde 从雨林归来，带回了数百件文物和一个令人惊叹的故事，称自己找到了 Lost City of the Monkey God——但随后他自杀身亡，没有透露其具体位置
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我目前正在读道格拉斯·普雷斯顿（Douglas Preston）的《猴神失落之城》（Lost City of the Monkey God）。这本书读起来非常过瘾，是一手实况记录，讲述了（我认为是）首次将激光雷达（LIDAR）技术应用于中美洲丛林考古，并展开地面探索的故事……
I'm reading "Lost City of the Monkey God" by Douglas Preston right now. It's been a highly entertaining first-hand account of (what I think was) the first use of LIDAR for archaeology in the jungles of Central America, and the ground exploration…
……演化，正好和我读过的一些相关主题的书契合上了。4. 《导航的科学》（The Science of Navigation）：深入探讨了当今导航技术的奇妙之处，以及我们是如何走到今天的。5. 《猴神失落之城》：一时兴起买的，让我意识到现在的考古学依然能发现新事物。6. 《迷失之岛》（Island of the Lost）：一段历史记录，讲述了同一时间在同一个岛上遭遇海难的两拨人，彼此对对方的存在却一无所知……
…evolution and dovetailed with some of the reading I had been doing around that subject. 4. The Science of Navigation: delved into the wonder of current navigational technology and how we got to here. 5. The Lost City of the Monkey God: bought on a lark, made me realize that archaeology can still find new things nowadays. 6. Island of the Lost: historical account of two shipwrecks on the same island at the same time that knew nothing…
几年前出过一本讲最新发现的好书，叫《猴神失落之城》。当地人一直流传着丛林里有座古城的传说。考察队通过 LIDAR 成功找到了它，但过程既漫长又艰辛。然后他们不得不降落在相当远的一块空地上，一路徒步走到那个地点。……
There was a good book about a recent discovery a few years ago, Lost City of the Monkey God. The locals had stories about some city in the jungle. The team managed to find it with LIDAR, but it was a slow, difficult process. They then had to land in fairly distant clearing and hike to the location.…
LIDAR 真的很酷。我知道的最酷的应用是，几年前有个叫史蒂夫·埃尔金斯（Steve Elkins）的人用它在洪都拉斯发现了失落的古代考古遗址。如果你感兴趣，一定要读读《猴神失落之城》，绝对会让你大开眼界。
LIDAR is really cool. The coolest use I know of is that a man named Steve Elkins used it in Honduras to discover lost ancient archaeological sites a few years ago. If you're interested read The Lost City of the Monkey God, it will blow your hair back.
如果你对使用 LiDAR 进行考古发现感兴趣，《猴神失落之城》绝对是一本不可错过的神作。
“The Lost City of the Monkey God” is an absolutely fantastic read if you’re interested in the usage of LiDAR for archeological discovery.