Declassified U2 spy plane images reveal bygone Middle Eastern archaeological features

(University of Pennsylvania) By analyzing thousands of declassified images from Cold War-era U2 spy missions, Emily Hammer of the University of Pennsylvania and Jason Ur of Harvard University 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.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news