Egyptian pyramids and thousands of ancient settlements found via infra-red satellite images
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-13522957
More than 1,000 tombs and 3,000 ancient settlements were also revealed by looking at infra-red images which show up underground buildings.
Initial excavations have already confirmed some of the findings, including two suspected pyramids.
The work has been pioneered at the University of Alabama at Birmingham by US Egyptologist Dr Sarah Parcak.
satellite image of pyramid An infra-red satellite image shows a buried pyramid, located in the centre of the highlight box.
She says she was amazed at how much she and her team has found.
"We were very intensely doing this research for over a year. I could see the data as it was emerging, but for me the "Aha!" moment was when I could step back and look at everything that we'd found and I couldn't believe we could locate so many sites all over Egypt.
"To excavate a pyramid is the dream of every archaeologist," she said.
"Indiana Jones is old school, we've moved on from Indy, sorry Harrison Ford." ~Dr Sarah Parcak Space Archaeologist
I don't know which is cooler--that they found thousands of buried archeological dig sites or that it is now possible to claim the title of "Space Archaeologist."
More than 1,000 tombs and 3,000 ancient settlements were also revealed by looking at infra-red images which show up underground buildings.
Initial excavations have already confirmed some of the findings, including two suspected pyramids.
The work has been pioneered at the University of Alabama at Birmingham by US Egyptologist Dr Sarah Parcak.
satellite image of pyramid An infra-red satellite image shows a buried pyramid, located in the centre of the highlight box.
She says she was amazed at how much she and her team has found.
"We were very intensely doing this research for over a year. I could see the data as it was emerging, but for me the "Aha!" moment was when I could step back and look at everything that we'd found and I couldn't believe we could locate so many sites all over Egypt.
"To excavate a pyramid is the dream of every archaeologist," she said.
"Indiana Jones is old school, we've moved on from Indy, sorry Harrison Ford." ~Dr Sarah Parcak Space Archaeologist
I don't know which is cooler--that they found thousands of buried archeological dig sites or that it is now possible to claim the title of "Space Archaeologist."