- Drones are used to take arial photographs of Jorden [sic] site
- Analysis can reveal areas where looters have dug into tombs
- Looters often discard human remains and sell antiquities
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Tuesday, April 07, 2015
Drones vs. looters again
TECHNOLOGY WATCH: Tomb raiders tracked by DRONES: Jordan site uses quadcopters to work out when looters steal priceless antiquities