Amazing New Satellite Archaeology
Egypt's lost pyramids: Spied from space by satellite, 17 tombs buried by sands of time By Fiona Macrae UPDATED: 23:49 GMT, 25 May 2011 Comments ( 77 ) Share More than 1,000 tombs and 3,000 ancient settlements found Findings are a major boost to relatively new science of space archaeology Indiana Jones found success with little more than a bullwhip and a fedora. These days however, if you want to make your mark as an archaeologist, a bit of space technology works wonders. Satellites have helped locate 17 pyramids and 3,000 ancient settlements hidden underground in Egypt. More than 1,000 burial sites were also discovered thanks to infra-red technology capable of probing beneath the desert sands from 450 miles above the Earth. Pyramid of Djoser: Many more are thought to be buried underground. The cameras on the satellites are so powerful that they can precisely image objects on Earth that are less than one metre in di...