[Aztlan] Space photos critique from Roger Mehr

[michael ruggeri]

> Heya All,
> Seems I feel the need to redress some uninformed  
> misunderstandings.  The photo link posted by Mike Ruggeri and his  
> associated comment were 100% correct and indisputable.  The photo  
> is a Space Image of helping archaeologists (namely Dr Sever and  
> Co.) find ruins near San Bartolo.  It is not (nor is it claimed to  
> be)an image of 'lost ruins' at San Bartolo.  If anyone bothered to  
> read the original article they would discover that it is an image  
> of a KNOWN set of ruins of Tikal, Guatemala.  Mike Ruggeri never  
> claimed it was an image of 'lost ruins' merely that this image was  
> being used to find lost ruins and it is.  It is through analysis of  
> satellite (and upper atmosphere aerial) False colour imagery of  
> KNOWN locations that vegetation discoloration patterns have been  
> identified.  It is these patterns that are then sought in images of  
> unsurveyed areas in an attempt to locate previously lost ruins.   
> Through the application of information gathered from analysing this  
> image ( http://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/15/lost-mayan-ruins-found- 
> from-space/ ) and others like it, new sites have been located.   
> Images such as this ( http://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/images/ 
> content/139046main_9-47_false-color_IKONOS_821x1016.jpg ) show  
> clear examples of the type of information being analysed in order  
> to locate potential Maya ruins.  If we could all analytically read  
> the posts of others and offer constructive criticism or additional  
> information to the topics under discussion, we could possibly  
> advanvce the discipline of Archaeology rather than getting caught  
> up in irrelevant arguments and asides.
> Thanks for listening
> Roger Mehr
>
> PS A nice summary of the story with full pics is available at  
> http://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/multimedia/photos/2006/ 
> photos06-018.html
>
>
>
>> Listeros,
>>
>> Here is a good photo taken from space helping archaeologists find   
>> ruins near San Bartolo.
>>
>> Mike Ruggeri
>>
>> http://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/15/lost-mayan-ruins-found-from- 
>> space/
>>