AdvertisementDeclassified cold war photographs taken by American U2 spy planes that flew over the Middle East in the 1950s and 1960 have revealed previously hidden archaeological sites. Declassified cold war photographs taken by American U2 spy planes that flew over the Middle East in the 1950s and 1960 have revealed previously hidden archaeological sites. Chains of desert kites as visible in U2 imagery from missions in 1554 and 1960PREHISTORIC DESERT KITES IN EASTERN JORDAN Chains of desert kites as visible from missions in 1954 and 1960. The resulting index allowed the scientists to take an unprecedented look at desert kites in Eastern Jordan. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard University used the images, taken from 70,000 feet (13.2 miles / 21km) above the Earth.

Source: Daily Mail April 12, 2019 12:10 UTC