Beirut — Declassified 1970s-era U.S. spy satellite imagery ... The key features were a deep trench, two fortresses and an ancient river that was reportedly once forded by elephant-mounted Persian troops, said Jaafar Jotheri, a professor of archeology ...

Researchers have identified a "hugely significant" ancient battle site with the help of declassified U.S. spy satellite images. A team of archaeologists from the U.K.'s Durham University and Iraq's University of al-Qadisiyah have identified what they believe to be the location of the battle,

Archaeologists from Durham University and University of Al-Qadisiyah in Iraq have pinpointed the location of a famous early Islamic battle using declassified spy satellite images.