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Declassified U2 spy plane images reveal bygone Middle Eastern archaeological features
Science Daily ^
| 08 April 2019
Posted on 04/18/2019 4:38:49 AM PDT by zeestephen
By analyzing thousands of declassified images from Cold War-era U2 spy missions, scientists have discovered archaeological features like prehistoric hunting traps, 3,000-year-old irrigation canals, and hidden 60-year-old marsh villages. They also created an online tool that allows other researchers to identify and access the photos for the first time.
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: arabia; godsgravesglyphs; iraq; jordan; saudiarabia
To: SunkenCiv
Ping for SunkenCiv.
“Declassified U2 spy plane images reveal bygone Middle Eastern archaeological features”
To: zeestephen
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posted on
04/18/2019 4:59:37 AM PDT
by
DocRock
(And now is the time to fight! Peter Muhlenberg)
To: zeestephen
This thread and the article are useless without pictures. :(
To: zeestephen
To: zeestephen
What a colossal loss for those who need to be reminded of the al Qaeda’s of the world and their cultural origins.
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posted on
04/18/2019 5:32:37 AM PDT
by
equaviator
(There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
To: equaviator
How many have been destroyed by them??
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posted on
04/18/2019 7:32:22 AM PDT
by
mfish13
(Elections have Consequences.)
To: mfish13
I believe that you’re referring to the Taliban.
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posted on
04/18/2019 7:55:06 AM PDT
by
equaviator
(There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
To: equaviator
Is the Taliban the only group destroying other religion’s articles? I do not know who is who.
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posted on
04/18/2019 8:01:47 AM PDT
by
mfish13
(Elections have Consequences.)
To: mfish13
Or, as Obama would say, ...the “Tah-lee-bon”.
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posted on
04/18/2019 8:39:52 AM PDT
by
equaviator
(There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
To: StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; 31R1O; ...
Thanks zeestephen.
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posted on
04/18/2019 11:35:35 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: FateAmenableToChange
Re: This thread and the article are useless without pictures.
Yes, I agree.
Somehow, I completely overlooked the UPenn link at the bottom of the article.
Thanks for posting it.
To: SunkenCiv
To: zeestephen
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posted on
04/18/2019 11:34:08 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
This topic was posted , thanks again zeestephen.
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11/21/2022 10:28:27 AM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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