Archaeologist Discover 17 Egyptian Pyramids Using Satellites
Posted by Ryan on May 25th, 2011
A team of archaeologists from the University of Alabama in Birmingham used infra-red satellite cameras to locate evidence of 17 lost pyramids and thousands of ancient structures not visible to the naked eye. In addition to the pyramids, they also identified 1,000 tombs and 3,000 ancient settlements.
Archaeologists on the ground have excavated several sites and confirmed there is something on them.
Ancient Egyptians used dense mud bricks to build their homes and temples, and the cameras were able to differentiate between that and the regular soil surrounding them.
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