Declassified U2 spy plane images reveal bygone Middle Eastern archaeological features
(PHYSorg.com Archaeology & Fossils)

In the 1950s and early `60s, with the Cold War at its peak, the United States flew U2 spy planes across Europe, the Middle East, and central eastern Asia, taking images of interesting military targets. Though the missions typically connected Point A to Point B, say an air field and an important city, in many cases the camera kept recording between those spots, capturing thousands of photos of the desert, steppes, fields, and villages below.