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Map of part of Maysan province, Iraq, showing the predicted location of archaeological sites

AI spots Mesopotamian archaeological sites in satellite images

21 February 2023

An artificial intelligence can identify sites of Mesopotamian remains with 80 per cent accuracy – it could help archaeologists quickly work out where to dig

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