“Spying on the Past: Declassified Satellite Images and Archaeology,’’ runs at Harvard’s Peabody Museum through Jan. 2.
Using declassified U.S. government spy satellite and aerial images, Harvard student archaeologists explore sites in Northern Mesopotamia and South America. These images are both visually arresting and potent archaeological tools. Four case studies in Syria, Iraq, Iran and Peru reveal complex early cities, extensive trackways, intricate irrigation canals and even traces of nomadic journeys. (more)
