David Kennedy an Australian archaeologist Professor from the University of Western Australia has unearthed 1977 potential archaeological sites in Saudi Arabia One of the least explored countries archaeologically (February 12 2011)

David Kennedy an Australian archaeologist Professor from the University of Western Australia has unearthed 1977 potential archaeological sites in Saudi Arabia using high resolution photographs from Google Maps. Kennedy scanned 1240 square kilometres of the country to reveal 1082 potential ancient tombs that are shaped like tear drops, and has been able to confirm two of these sites after having a friend in Saudi Arabia drive out to the sites and photograph them. Kennedy believes the sites may be pre-islamic up to 9 -10 thousand years old, however acknowledges that some may be more recent perhaps within the past two centuries and hence will need further investigation to verify. Technology and its ease of access is now permitting research previously inconceivable.

 

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