ARCHAEOLOGY IN THE 21st CENTURY

photo from BBC site

Egypt hides much beneath its surface.  Prior to this century, one had to dig to find what is beneath the surface.  However, with infra red photography, a whole city below ground has been captured.

Sarah Parcak of the University of Alabama has spotted 17 pyramids, more than 1,000 tombs, and 3,000 ancient settlements usingusing this technique.

For a more complete story, click here.  See Wednesday, May 25, 2011 which appears in the magazine, Archaeology.