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  • April 27, 2007 at 2:18 am #658 Reply
    Phidippides
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    I watched a cool 14-minute video on how NASA satellite imagery was used to discover some archaeological gems of the Maya deep in tropical vegetation  Very cool.  The video can be watched at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/3401/03.html

    April 27, 2007 at 7:20 am #8711 Reply
    Stumpfoot
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    That stuff needs to be found or the theives and black marketeers will get it all.

    April 27, 2007 at 2:50 pm #8712 Reply
    Phidippides
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    I thought about archaeological thieves for a moment, but then I asked myself “how would they ever get a hold of NASA satellite maps?  I don't believe the particular ones used can be found on Google Maps!  And I'm sure that they aired the NOVA documentary only after they had already excavated a number of the sites.  In fact, I think they did the search in 2001.

    April 27, 2007 at 3:52 pm #8713 Reply
    Stumpfoot
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    The problem, is, is that alot of the theives are locals and they know where some of this stuff is already.

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