Archaeology By Google Earth

A "kite" in Jordan used thousands of years ago to funnel
animals into the "head" where they would be killed.
Photo: David Kennedy

Sydney Morning Herald, via nc links:

After announcing in February that he had unearthed almost 2000 potential archaeological sites in Saudi Arabia from his armchair, Professor David Kennedy, from the University of Western Australia, has now uncovered thousands more prehistoric man-made stone structures across the entire Arabian peninsula, stretching from northern Syria to Yemen.
Aerial archaeology transformed our understanding of north-western Europe two or three generations ago but Professor Kennedy said "that opportunity was lost in the Middle East". It's only now, thanks to Google Earth, that the areas that were previously off-limits to archaeologists are being fully understood.

The picture of the Nazca Lines is pretty cool.  I love aerial photographs.  Google Earth is an awesome resource.