Create account

Coverage dated November 11, 2024

Declassified spy images help locate ancient battle site

Headline from Phys

Archaeologists from Durham University and University of Al-Qadisiyah in Iraq have pinpointed the location of a famous early Islamic battle using declassified spy satellite images.

Phys's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Read the reports

Reports & sources

5 articles, oldest first.

  1. Phys

    Declassified spy images help locate ancient battle site (opens Phys)

    Published

    Phys's feed description

    Archaeologists from Durham University and University of Al-Qadisiyah in Iraq have pinpointed the location of a famous early Islamic battle using declassified spy satellite images.

  2. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Archaeologists identify centuries-old battle site in Iraq using declassified spy satellite images (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

    Published

    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Archaeologists have identified the site of an ancient battle in what is now Iraq by comparing historical accounts with

  3. Newsweek

    Declassified US spy satellite images reveal ancient battle site (opens Newsweek)

    Published

    Newsweek's feed description

    The exact location of the consequential battle, which took place in the seventh century, had been unclear.

  4. CBS News

    Site of ancient, key battle in Iraq found by archeologists using spy satellite images (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    Declassified 1970s-era U.S. spy satellite imagery has led a British-Iraqi archeological team to what they believe is the site of a seventh-century battle that became decisive in the spread of Islam throughout the region.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

Declassified spy images help locate ancient battle site | Since Then