An artificial intelligence can identify sites of Mesopotamian remains with 80 per cent accuracy – it could help archaeologists quickly work out where to dig
An AI model predicted places (yellow) in Maysan province, Iraq, that should hide archaeological sites. They match up well with potential sites identified by archaeologists (turquoise), but also reveal other potential places of interest
University of Bologna
Artificial intelligence could help archaeologists quickly identify new sites to investigate from satellite imagery or aerial photos, and even spot ones we might otherwise have missed.
Archaeology is a painstaking, often slow, process. It involves looking for sites that are buried and these aren’t always obvious from surface studies. Researchers currently use satellite photos to decide where …
