Enthusiast uses Google to reveal Roman ruins (googling, googlemaps)

Nature ^ | 14 September 2005 | Declan Butler

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Luca Mori was studying maps of the region around his town of Sorbolo, near Parma, when he noticed a prominent, oval, shaded form more than 500 metres long. It was the meander of an ancient river, visible because former watercourses absorb different amounts of moisture from the air than their surroundings do. His eye was caught by unusual 'rectangular shadows' nearby... "Mori's research is interesting in its approach," says Manuela Catarsi Dall'Aglio, an archaeologist at the National Archaeological Museum of Parma. He says the find may be similar to a villa the museum is currently excavating at Cannetolo di Fontanellato, which was found during the construction of a high-speed rail network. "Only a scientific, archeological dig will tell," he adds.

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Thanks for finding this story - how very interesting.

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Gives a whole new meaning to the term "Armchair Archaeologist" doesn't it...

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