Artificial intelligence can locate Mesopotamian ruins with 80% accuracy. This allows archaeologists to quickly determine where to dig.
technology
February 21, 2023
The AI model predicted a location (yellow) in Maesan province, Iraq. This place should have hidden archaeological sites. They match well with the potential site (turquoise) identified by archaeologists, but also reveal other places of potential interest. University of Bologna
Artificial intelligence could help archaeologists quickly identify new sites to investigate from satellite and aerial imagery, and find sites they might otherwise have missed.
Archeology is a laborious and often slow process. This involves looking for buried places in the ground, which are not always apparent from surface surveys. Researchers are now using satellite imagery to determine the location of…
