Using Google Earth to Find Ancient Cities

An anonymous reader writes "A story in the online site of the Aussie science mag Cosmos discusses how archaeologists are using sophisticated satellite images to find previously undiscovered cities. What 's really cool is how some are simply using Google Earth — and discovering all sorts of previously unknown sites!"

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I remember a Slashdot story about

[AndGodSed]

easter eggs that are found on Google earth.

I distinctly remember the guy writing the love letter in the cornfield and the firefight in Iraq.

My point is, someone should sit down and study those images in depth, or there should be something like a hubble looking back towards earth. There is so much on our planet to be discovered still, and it can only be good for mankind.

As an aside, I wonder how much those images are worth to Google, they must be worth a fortune!

Re:It's laugably easy!

[gEvil (beta)]

Wow, anyone else feel like they're looking at an Escher drawing when looking at the Empire State Building? You got the Empire State leaning to the left, but the big building just south of its tip leans heavily to the right. I feel like I'm gonna fall over...