Day: March 29, 2012

Ancient sites spotted from space, say archaeologists

BBC Mobile – NEWS Science & Environment – 20 March 2012. Thousands of possible early human settlements have been discovered by archaeologists using computers to scour satellite images. Jason Ur said he had found about 9,000 potential new sites in north-eastern Syria. Computers scanned the images for soil discoloration and mounds caused when mud-brick settlements