Until
late last month, there were some 4,500 known archaeological sites in the Middle
East. However, following the analysis of American Cold War-era spy satellite photographs
of the region, the number is now about 15,000, National Geographic reports,
according to the Israeli news source Haaretz. The
largest sites were found in Turkey and Syria and include ruined walls and
citadels, and likely cities from the Bronze Age, which in the Middle East
spanned 3,300-1,200 B.C.
Read
complete article at -- http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/spy-satellite-photos-reveal-new-archaeological-sites.aspx?pageID=238&nID=66466&NewsCatID=375
Visit
the newly launched website of the Corona Atlas of the Middle East at -- http://corona.cast.uark.edu/index.html#bbox=-3259368,773476,12394936,8121215
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