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Drones find the remains of Alexander the Great's city
Researcher at the British Museum in London used drones to find the remains of Qalatga Darband , a fortified settlement in northern Iraq with a thriving wine trade , That went unrecorded in history . It was established for the first time that there was a city dating back to the first and second centuries BC.
The Archaeologist stumbled across the lost city while poring over declassified spy satellite photographs taken by the US government for military purposes in the 1960's but made public only in 1996 . The city was built on the likely route that Alexander took in 331 BC as he was pursing Darius III of Persia , whom he had defeated in battle at gaugamela , 'The times' reported .
Statues of Geoco-Roman deities and terracotta roof tiles show a strong Greek influence , indicating that its early residents were Alexander's subjects and those of his successors ,researchers said.They confirmed the location of the buried city by flying a drone equipped with a camera
The Archaeologist stumbled across the lost city while poring over declassified spy satellite photographs taken by the US government for military purposes in the 1960's but made public only in 1996 . The city was built on the likely route that Alexander took in 331 BC as he was pursing Darius III of Persia , whom he had defeated in battle at gaugamela , 'The times' reported .
Statues of Geoco-Roman deities and terracotta roof tiles show a strong Greek influence , indicating that its early residents were Alexander's subjects and those of his successors ,researchers said.They confirmed the location of the buried city by flying a drone equipped with a camera
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