Egyptian pyramids found by infra-red satellite images (BBC)

[eppur_se_muova]

By Frances Cronin
BBC News

Seventeen lost pyramids are among the buildings identified in a new satellite survey of Egypt.

More than 1,000 tombs and 3,000 ancient settlements were also revealed by looking at infra-red images which show up underground buildings.

Initial excavations have already confirmed some of the findings, including two suspected pyramids.

The work has been pioneered at the University of Alabama in Birmingham by US Egyptologist Dr Sarah Parcak.

She says she was amazed at how much she and her team has found.
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How do you LOSE a pyramid? :shrug:

[Throckmorton]

1. Small pyramid?

or maybe it just went to visit my car keys.

[pscot]

8. Sheer carelessness

[opihimoimoi]

2. buried pyramids and other structures now being looked at??? THIS IS GREAT... :o)

[pipoman]

3. Uh, 5,000 + years of sandstorms/shifting sands?

Ever leave something on the beach overnight, then go back to try to find it the next day?..5,000 years..

[xchrom]

4. Recommend

[Donnachaidh]

5. Jedefre's pyramid was lost due to people pulling it apart for buildings elsewhere

At least that is what was in the documentary we watched.

Dr. Hawass is probably loving this report. It's definitely going to give him job security.

[Ready4Change]

6. Wow.

Odds are a great many of these have been found a looted over the ages. But still it seems likely there are discoveries yet to be made!

[jberryhill]

7. Kinda strange how the aliens first taught step-pyramids and smaller pyramids

If the intelligent space aliens were all that hot, why did they start small?

[Nihil]

9. First give the kids Duplo then proper Lego! (n/t)

:P