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Cold War satellites find archaeological motherlode
April 28, 2014 at 5:46 pm
Cold War satellites find lost cities in Middle East
Quote: Images collected by Cold War spy satellites have revealed 10,000 unknown archaeological sites in the Middle East, showing thousands of ancient cities, roads, canals, and other undiscovered ruins.
The new CORONA Atlas shows previously undiscovered sites in Turkey, Iraq and Syria believed to date back to the Bronze Age. University of Arkansas archaeologist Jess Casana said “We can see all kinds of things- ancient roads and canals. The images provide a very comprehensive picture.”
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RE: Cold War satellites find archaeological motherlode
April 28, 2014 at 5:51 pm
(April 28, 2014 at 5:46 pm)Stimbo Wrote: Cold War satellites find lost cities in Middle East
Quote: Images collected by Cold War spy satellites have revealed 10,000 unknown archaeological sites in the Middle East, showing thousands of ancient cities, roads, canals, and other undiscovered ruins.
The new CORONA Atlas shows previously undiscovered sites in Turkey, Iraq and Syria believed to date back to the Bronze Age. University of Arkansas archaeologist Jess Casana said “We can see all kinds of things- ancient roads and canals. The images provide a very comprehensive picture.”
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I have to admit I'm a little concerned by that great big fuck-off crater right in the middle of town.
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RE: Cold War satellites find archaeological motherlode
April 28, 2014 at 5:59 pm
Love archaeology.
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RE: Cold War satellites find archaeological motherlode
April 28, 2014 at 6:04 pm
That crater could be a big hill. Then again, this is the Cold War era Middle East. Perhaps old 007's had a go at it.
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RE: Cold War satellites find archaeological motherlode
April 28, 2014 at 6:05 pm
(April 28, 2014 at 5:51 pm)ManMachine Wrote: (April 28, 2014 at 5:46 pm)Stimbo Wrote: Cold War satellites find lost cities in Middle East
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I have to admit I'm a little concerned by that great big fuck-off crater right in the middle of town.
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Crater?
Am I viewing it wrong? I can see a big hill
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RE: Cold War satellites find archaeological motherlode
April 28, 2014 at 6:06 pm
It's all to do with the direction of the lighting. Viewed the other way up, it would look like a crater. It's hard to tell just from this image.
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RE: Cold War satellites find archaeological motherlode
April 28, 2014 at 6:15 pm
(April 28, 2014 at 6:06 pm)Stimbo Wrote: It's all to do with the direction of the lighting. Viewed the other way up, it would look like a crater. It's hard to tell just from this image.
Good point, but I think it's discernible. Look at the building shadows at the north end of the picture. They are in the same place as the large shadow in the NNE shadow of the crater/hill. For this reason I conclude hill. If it were a crater the building shadows would be cast towards the south.
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RE: Cold War satellites find archaeological motherlode
April 28, 2014 at 6:19 pm
Best if they keep the locations quiet. The way things are going now the antiquities thieves will be the only ones to profit.
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RE: Cold War satellites find archaeological motherlode
April 28, 2014 at 6:40 pm
Then the whole thing will be a crater.
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RE: Cold War satellites find archaeological motherlode
April 28, 2014 at 7:26 pm
(April 28, 2014 at 6:06 pm)Stimbo Wrote: It's all to do with the direction of the lighting. Viewed the other way up, it would look like a crater. It's hard to tell just from this image.
Remember the "Face on Mars?"
http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/sci...st24may_1/
Lots of crooks made a fortune peddling the 'conspiracy' to the whackos who insisted that NASA wanted to cover up the civilization on Mars.
![[Image: viking_moc_face_20m.gif]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=www.msss.com%2Fmars_images%2Fmoc%2Fextended_may2001%2Fface%2Fviking_moc_face_20m.gif)
When all it was in the end was shitty 1970's technology taking a low-res photo.
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