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Declassified U2 spy plane images reveal bygone Middle Eastern archaeological features
Science Daily ^ | 08 April 2019

Posted on 04/18/2019 4:38:49 AM PDT by zeestephen

By analyzing thousands of declassified images from Cold War-era U2 spy missions, scientists have discovered archaeological features like prehistoric hunting traps, 3,000-year-old irrigation canals, and hidden 60-year-old marsh villages. They also created an online tool that allows other researchers to identify and access the photos for the first time.

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


TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: arabia; godsgravesglyphs; iraq; jordan; saudiarabia

1 posted on 04/18/2019 4:38:49 AM PDT by zeestephen
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To: SunkenCiv
Ping for SunkenCiv.

“Declassified U2 spy plane images reveal bygone Middle Eastern archaeological features”

2 posted on 04/18/2019 4:41:34 AM PDT by zeestephen
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To: zeestephen

bookmark


3 posted on 04/18/2019 4:59:37 AM PDT by DocRock (And now is the time to fight! Peter Muhlenberg)
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To: zeestephen

This thread and the article are useless without pictures. :(


4 posted on 04/18/2019 5:07:27 AM PDT by FateAmenableToChange
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To: zeestephen

Link with pics:

https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/declassified-images-u2-spy-planes-reveal-bygone-middle-eastern-archaeological-features


5 posted on 04/18/2019 5:09:34 AM PDT by FateAmenableToChange
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To: zeestephen

What a colossal loss for those who need to be reminded of the al Qaeda’s of the world and their cultural origins.


6 posted on 04/18/2019 5:32:37 AM PDT by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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To: equaviator

How many have been destroyed by them??


7 posted on 04/18/2019 7:32:22 AM PDT by mfish13 (Elections have Consequences.)
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To: mfish13

I believe that you’re referring to the Taliban.


8 posted on 04/18/2019 7:55:06 AM PDT by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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To: equaviator

Is the Taliban the only group destroying other religion’s articles? I do not know who is who.


9 posted on 04/18/2019 8:01:47 AM PDT by mfish13 (Elections have Consequences.)
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To: mfish13

Or, as Obama would say, ...the “Tah-lee-bon”.


10 posted on 04/18/2019 8:39:52 AM PDT by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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To: StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; 31R1O; ...
Thanks zeestephen.

11 posted on 04/18/2019 11:35:35 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: FateAmenableToChange
Re: This thread and the article are useless without pictures.

Yes, I agree.

Somehow, I completely overlooked the UPenn link at the bottom of the article.

Thanks for posting it.

12 posted on 04/18/2019 2:17:55 PM PDT by zeestephen
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To: SunkenCiv
There is a much better link to the U-2 story at UPenn which includes photos.

https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/declassified-images-u2-spy-planes-reveal-bygone-middle-eastern-archaeological-features

13 posted on 04/18/2019 2:27:40 PM PDT by zeestephen
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To: zeestephen

Thanks!


14 posted on 04/18/2019 11:34:08 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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This topic was posted 04/18/2019, thanks again zeestephen.

15 posted on 11/21/2022 10:28:27 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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