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Ancient Egyptian City Spotted From Space
Live Science ^ | 05 June 2007 | Heather Whipps

Posted on 06/05/2007 6:39:35 PM PDT by BGHater

Satellites hovering above Egypt have zoomed in on a 1,600-year-old metropolis, archaeologists say.

Images captured from space pinpoint telltale signs of previous habitation in the swatch of land 200 miles south of Cairo, which digging recently confirmed as an ancient settlement dating from about 400 A.D.

The find is part of a larger project aiming to map as much of ancient Egypt's archaeological sites, or "tells," as possible before they are destroyed or covered by modern development.

"It is the biggest site discovered so far," said project leader Sarah Parcak of the University of Alabama at Birmingham. "Based on the coins and pottery we found, it appears to be a massive regional center that traded with Greece, Turkey and Libya."

Another large city dating to 600 B.C. and a monastery from 400 A.D. are some of the four hundred or so sites that Parcak has located during her work with the satellites. The oldest dates back over 5,000 years.

Egypt contains a wealth of already identified archaeological tells like these, but even they represent only about 0.01 percent of what is out there still uncovered, Parcak said.

(Excerpt) Read more at livescience.com ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: alabama; antediluvial; egypt; egyptian; egyptologist; egyptology; godsgravesglyphs; lidar; remotesensing; sarahparcak; satellite; satellitearchaeology; space; spacearchaeology; uofalabama
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Image and video hosting by TinyPic The Great Aten Temple at Tell el-Amarna, Middle Egypt. Even though the northern enclosure wall of the temple is buried beneath a modern cemetery, using Quickbird high resolution satellite imagery, it is still possible to see the buried wall. Credit: Sarah H Parcak, University of Alabama at Birmingham
1 posted on 06/05/2007 6:39:39 PM PDT by BGHater
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To: BGHater

Thanks. I enjoy learning about new finds.


2 posted on 06/05/2007 6:40:38 PM PDT by MamaB
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To: BGHater

They guys that lived right next to it did not know it was within walking distance?


3 posted on 06/05/2007 6:41:16 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar (Who would the terrorists vote for?)
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To: BGHater
Cool! Thanks for the post.
4 posted on 06/05/2007 6:47:33 PM PDT by BallyBill (Serial Hit-N-Run poster)
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To: SunkenCiv

Neato!


5 posted on 06/05/2007 6:50:03 PM PDT by To Hell With Poverty (In the end, history is what God remembers.)
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To: BGHater
The muslims should destroy the attempt at idolatry.
6 posted on 06/05/2007 6:52:14 PM PDT by kinoxi
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To: BGHater

Impressive. But can they zoom in on somebody’s cat like “Google?”


7 posted on 06/05/2007 6:53:34 PM PDT by Grizzled Bear ("Does not play well with others.")
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To: BGHater

Great stuff. Thanks for posting this.


8 posted on 06/05/2007 6:55:38 PM PDT by JoeSixPack1 (Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow. Tomorrow is always the busiest day!)
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To: BGHater

There’s an ancient egyptian city that came from space?


9 posted on 06/05/2007 6:55:41 PM PDT by mamelukesabre
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>"There’s an ancient egyptian city that came from space?"

No no no... It came back "Spotted from space", time to sue the pants off the dry cleaners again!

10 posted on 06/05/2007 7:02:02 PM PDT by rawcatslyentist (The liberty we prize is not America’s gift to the world, it is God’s gift to humanity.”GWB-03)
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To: rawcatslyentist

Oh no. I pity the space cleaners!


11 posted on 06/05/2007 7:06:00 PM PDT by mamelukesabre
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To: BGHater
Satellites hovering above Egypt have zoomed in on a 1,600-year-old metropolis, archaeologists say.

Way to fan the flames of Arab paranoia, guys. First their defeat in the '67 war gives them small weenies and now this.

12 posted on 06/05/2007 7:09:33 PM PDT by Redcloak (The 2nd Amendment isn't about sporting goods.)
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To: All

I just looked on Google Earth and the imagery is good enough in that area that it’s visible on there, too.

Coordinates: 27°38’58.44”N 30°54’1.29”E


13 posted on 06/05/2007 7:16:36 PM PDT by NinoFan
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To: Redcloak
Way to fan the flames of Arab paranoia, guys. First their defeat in the '67 war gives them small weenies and now this.

No no no... you see, it was caused by global warming

14 posted on 06/05/2007 7:19:09 PM PDT by John123 (Bill barely mentions Hillary in his memoirs... I will now light myself on fire)
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To: BGHater

Somebody call Indian Jones and tell him to bring the headpiece from the Staff of Ra.


15 posted on 06/05/2007 7:19:59 PM PDT by hawkboy (Duncan Hunter '08!)
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To: hawkboy
You beat me!


16 posted on 06/05/2007 8:22:48 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: SunkenCiv

Ping...


17 posted on 06/05/2007 8:26:58 PM PDT by Sir Francis Dashwood (LET'S ROLL!)
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To: BenLurkin

BUMP!


18 posted on 06/05/2007 8:30:09 PM PDT by Publius6961 (MSM: Israelis are killed by rockets; Lebanese are killed by Israelis.)
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To: To Hell With Poverty; Sir Francis Dashwood; blam; FairOpinion; StayAt HomeMother; ...
Thanks for the pings, To Hell With Poverty and Sir Francis Dashwood.

To all -- please ping me to other topics which are appropriate for the GGG list. Thanks.
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19 posted on 06/06/2007 11:01:37 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Time heals all wounds, particularly when they're not yours. Profile updated May 31, 2007.)
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To: BGHater; SunkenCiv
I'll tack this Egyptian article here:

Polish archaeologists have discovered a richly furnished Egyptian tomb dating back 5,000 years

20 posted on 06/06/2007 11:22:41 AM PDT by blam
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