While you were usingGoogle Earthto zoom in on your firm , these archaeologistsused it to find places to dig . And it paid off with 1,977 potential archaeological situation , including 1,082 ancient stone tomb .
Yes ! Not only is Google Earth a fantastic tool for answering the question “ what does my house look like from directly above ? , ” it ’s also useful for nerdy scientific discipline material , like “ determine worthful archaeological sites . ”David Kennedy , a professor at the University of Western Australia , run down an surface area of almost 500 square miles on the Arabian Peninsula in Google Earth , wrench up 1,977 potential website , 1,082 of which were ancient stone grave known as “ pendants . ”New Scientist save :
Kennedy confirmed that the sites were vestiges of an ancient life – rather than botany or dark – by necessitate a Quaker inSaudi Arabia , who is not an archeologist , to drive out to two of the site and snap them .
By comparing the images with structures that Kennedy has seen in Jordan , he conceive the situation may be up to 9000 twelvemonth sure-enough , but ground substantiation is needed . “ Just from Google Earth it ’s unimaginable to fuck whether we have come up a Bedouin structure that was made 150 years ago , or 10,000 years ago , ” he says .
Well , seriously , Google , you need to get on that . Because , for the record , we fully support yourongoing project to reject the need to leave one ’s dwelling house , at all , ever , and if archaeologists still need to “ avow ” things , than what ’s the point ?
[ New Scientist
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