Satellites expose 8,000 years of civilization
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Silver Member Username: Spicy_jonesPost Number: 213 Registered: Mar-11 | Satellites expose 8,000 years of civilization Archaeologists develop large-scale method to identify ancient human settlements. Virginia Gewin 19 March 2012 ConnoteaFacebookDeliciousTwitterDiggFriendfeedHidden in the landscape of the fertile crescent of the Middle East, scientists say, lurk overlooked networks of small settlements that hold vital clues to ancient civilizations. Beyond the impressive mounds of earth, known as tells in Arabic, that mark lost cities, researchers have found a way to give archaeologists a broader perspective of the ancient landscape. By combining spy-satellite photos obtained in the 1960s with modern multispectral images and digital maps of Earth's surface, the researchers have created a new method for mapping large-scale patterns of human settlement. The approach, used to map some 14,000 settlement sites spanning eight millennia in 23,000 square kilometres of northeastern Syria, is published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences1.  Mounds of earth covering ancient human settlements, such as Tell Brak in northeastern Syria, can now be analysed remotely using satellite imagery. |
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Diamond Member Username: NydasPost Number: 22988 Registered: Jun-06 | http://www.thethinkbox.ca/2012/05/10/easter-island-heads-have-bodies/ Easter island heads have bodies!! By Curtis On May 10, 2012 · 109 Comments Excavations of the bodies have been going on for many years, you can find out more from the Easter Island Statue Project. It’s generally accepted that the statues were made sometime between 1250 and 1500 AD. There is controversy surrounding why the bodies are buried. Was it time and erosion, or were they buried on purpose? Aliens? The soil surrounding the bodies for so long has preserved interesting carvings (petroglyphs, or rock markings) |
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