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A team of archeologists, led by Dr. Sarah Parcak, recently used Google Earth to locate 17 additional Egyptian pyramids, as well as 1,000 tombs and 3,000 Nile Delta settlements that were previously obscured by the harsh environment.
The team, based out of the University of Alabama, purchased images from orbiting satellites online, and then used state-of-the-art image filtering software in order to identity the locations. They then traveled to the locations found on the images and excavated the sites in person, finding many historical places including the streets of the legendary city of Tanis.
While Google Earth and other web applications are certainty useful tools in excavation, archaeologists insist that it is only an aid in exploratory digs. While it has been acknowledged that Google Earth and other tools will aid in yielding favorable and important results in digs, it is impossible for these technologies to replace hands-on digging at their current stage of development.
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