Image. Marked out
site on a image from Google Earth. Copyright Digital Globe.
Reported by BBC on its website, Luca become real curios after
discovering an unusual shading by his home in Sorbolo, Parma. Then
he contacted local archaeologists who investigated and confirmed it was
once the location of a Roman villa. Google proved also
its service for very detailed search on maps, not only on words.
For more information about the amazing discovery, click on the link:
BBC - Roman
village
Google Earth is a service offered by the US-based internet search engine
Google. It allows users to view most parts of the world using a combination of
satellite imagery and maps.
Stein Morten Lund, 22 September 2005
Additional information
Link to Google Earth: http://earth.google.com
Travel Explorations will come up with more information
about how to use Google Earth to explore the world.