The Cubit being based on the distance from finger-tip to elbow. The possible lost pyramids correspond to this which inĪncient Egypt would have been 100 Cubits by 100 Cubits. It seems that Saqqara pyramids were based on a 52 Metre by 52 Metre footprint. "To excavate a pyramid is the dream of every archaeologist," she said.
Out there and dig," Parcak says, "you can't tell exactly what it is." "You can theorize as much as you want about what you think you're seeing, but until you get That would be the fun part for most archaeologists - getting dirty. Of some two hundred Egyptian rulers have yet to be discovered. Of the structures are most likely pyramids, but Parcak warns, "we're not going to be able to say with a 100 per cent certainty that they areĮven then it seems that any lost pyramids could be either of rulers or of their wives. What Parcak's team actually found was 17 structures at Saqqara, close to ancient Memphis, that had a similar size, shape and orientation to other pyramids I could see the data as it was emerging, but for me the "Aha!" moment was when I could step back and look at everything that we'dįound and I couldn't believe we could locate so many sites all over Egypt. "We were very intensely doing this research for over a year. She says she was amazed at how much she and her team has found. The work has been pioneered at the University of Alabama at Birmingham by US Egyptologist Dr Sarah Parcak.
More than 1,000 tombs and 3,000 ancient settlements were also revealed by looking at infrared images which show up underground buildings. Seventeen 'possible' lost pyramids are among the buildings identified in a new BBC sponsored and NASA facilitated satellite imaging survey of Egypt. Home > Space Archaeology index > Lost Pyramids - Egypt - Space Archaeologyĭr Sarah Parcak pointing to an archaeological location on a display derived from space satellite imaging.įrom the BBC documentary Egypt's Lost Cities, aired Monday 30 May, 2011 Lost pyramids NASA satellite imaging dr sarah parcak space archaeology
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