In 1992, the reported discovery of the desert trading site associated with Ubar in Oman showed how space-based sensing could help archaeologists connect ancient routes, geological clues, and surface anomalies across a remote region. The case did not make satellites a replacement for excavation, survey, or historical analysis. It made them part of the toolkit. Satellite services for archaeology now support discovery, documentation, protection, di…
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