Lost Pyramids Spotted from Space

[Melvadius]

BBC News is currently carrying a report on the discovery of several pyramids in Egypt including some at Saggara. The article includes a short video clip from a BBC documentary Egypts Lost cities due to be broadcast on Monday, 30 May at 20:30 on BBC One.

 

Seventeen lost pyramids are among the buildings identified in a new satellite survey of Egypt.

 

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 of two suspected pyramids.

 

"To excavate a pyramid is the dream of every archaeologist," says Dr Sarah Parcak.

 

She has pioneered the work in space archaeology at the University of Alabama in Birmingham, and says she was amazed at how much she and her team have found.

 

An infra-red satellite image shows a buried pyramid, located in the centre of the highlight box. "We were very intensely doing this research for over a year. I could see the data as it was emerging, but for me the "A-Ha" 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."

 

The team analysed images from satellites orbiting 700km above the earth, equipped with cameras so powerful they can pin-point objects less than 1m in diameter on the earth's surface.

 

Infra-red imaging was used to highlight different materials under the surface.

 

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[Ursus]

"Indiana Jones is old school, we've moved on from Indy, sorry Harrison Ford."

 

Bwahahah!

 

But seriously, an amazing find.