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"Space Archeology" Uncovers Lost Pyramids

Posted by samzenpus on from the goodbye-mr.-jones dept.

krou writes "A new technique dubbed 'space archeology' using satellites and infra-red imaging has helped uncover 17 new pyramids in Egypt, as well as some 1,000 tombs, and 3,000 ancient settlements. The mud bricks used to build Egyptian structures means it has a different density to the surrounding soil, and thus shows up in the images. Dr Sarah Parcak, who pioneered the technique, said that 'Indiana Jones is old school, we've moved on from Indy, sorry Harrison Ford.'"

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  1. goodbye-mr.-jones dept by oztiks · · Score: 3, Funny

    should be goodbye-dr.-jones dept

    1. Re:goodbye-mr.-jones dept by mjwx · · Score: 3, Funny

      should be goodbye-dr.-jones dept

      He belongs in a museum.

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    2. Re:goodbye-mr.-jones dept by L4t3r4lu5 · · Score: 3, Funny

      You think that's the worst mistake in the article? If you were ever exposed to "Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" you'll already know that Dr. Jones is well up on his "space archaeology" already.

      If anything this is another instance of life imitating art, even if it is some of the most atrocious "art" you've ever had the misfortune to witness.

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  2. kali ma... kali ma!!! ....KALI MA!!!!!!! by lewko · · Score: 2, Funny

    She won't be so smug when Mola Ram is trying to rip her heart out or she awakens Imhotep and people like Indiana Jones and Rick O'Connell have been put out of a job.

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  3. Re:New? Hardly. by SilasMortimer · · Score: 1, Funny

    Sure-fire recipe for a snarky Slashdot reply: if it's successful work building on previous accomplishments, say "huh, that's not new, she's just repeating what someone else did". If it's groundbreaking work previously unachieved by anyone else, say "huh, that's just ivory-tower tinkering, nobody's replicated it and it'll never work in the real world".

    Other people have pointed that out in a much better way.

    (You knew that was coming, right?)

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  4. Re:New? Hardly. by eyenot · · Score: 1, Funny

    oh my bad. i went off on her in my response........

    but she still a bitch!

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