CIA Spy Satellites Found Lost Civilizations By Accident [Documentary]

Описание: CIA spy satellites accidentally discovered thousands of lost ancient civilizations while searching for Soviet missiles during the Cold War. This is how the Corona program became the greatest archaeological survey in history.

The Corona spy satellite program launched in 1960 with one mission: photograph Soviet military installations from space. What the CIA didn't expect was that these classified images would capture 4,000 years of human history hidden beneath Middle Eastern deserts. When President Clinton declassified 800,000 Corona photographs in 1995, archaeologists discovered ancient trade routes, forgotten cities, and entire civilizations that modern satellites can no longer see. The landscapes Corona photographed in the 1960s have been erased by 30 years of development, war, and climate change.

This documentary reveals how Cold War paranoia accidentally preserved human heritage. From the hollow ways of ancient Syria to the desert kites of Jordan, from Persian qanat tunnels to Buddhist monasteries in Afghanistan, Corona satellite images mapped archaeological wonders that would have been lost forever. The technology was designed to prevent nuclear war — instead, it became our last window into landscapes that no longer exist. The spies were looking for missiles and found history instead.

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⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 - The Classified Photograph That Changed Archaeology
01:00 - Corona: The First Spy Satellite in History
02:24 - The Straight Line in Syria: Ancient Trade Routes Revealed
03:16 - Dr. Jesse Kassaner's Discovery: Why Modern Satellites Fail
04:36 - Hollow Ways: Mapping the Economic Arteries of Ancient Empires
05:16 - Desert Kites: 6,000-Year-Old Hunting Traps Found From Space
06:37 - Persian Qanat Systems: Underground Engineering Marvels
07:54 - Mes Aynak: The Buddhist Monastery About to Be Destroyed
09:05 - What Corona Saw That We've Already Lost Forever
10:46 - The Irony: Spies Mapped the Past While Predicting the Future
12:34 - The 12-Year Window: Why Timing Was Everything
14:12 - 800,000 Images: What We Haven't Found Yet
15:33 - The Greatest Discovery Came From Looking Elsewhere

📚 Key Term: Corona Program — America's first photo-reconnaissance satellite system (1960-1972), declassified in 1995

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