Viggen Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 Using satellite images from Google Maps and Google Earth, an Italian computer programmer has stumbled upon the remains of an ancient villa. Luca Mori was studying maps of the region around his town of Sorbolo, near Parma, when he noticed a prominent, oval, shaded form more than 500 metres long. It was the meander of an ancient river, visible because former watercourses absorb different amounts of moisture from the air than their surroundings do. full article at Nature Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Favonius Cornelius Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 Incredible! Brilliant! If you can do that in this instance, we could be on the brink of a breakthrough in site location.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgil61 Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 That has to be one of the coolest stories I've seen yet pertaining to Rome. Thanks for bringing that to our attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperator Marzullius Posted September 17, 2005 Report Share Posted September 17, 2005 Sure is. Just when you think ancient rome is not much of a mystery anymore, then something like this happens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrus Posted September 20, 2005 Report Share Posted September 20, 2005 Interesting, but I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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