Show ANCIENT BABYLONIA WILL BE SURVEYED FROM AIRPLANES Special Specia Type Planes and Camera Necessary Because of Dangerous Nature of FlyIng London all has bas bascome come under nd r time the surveyors surveyor's rod and Is Isto Isto to be he measured from the air next April according to the contract just made between the Iraq government and a British aircraft firma firm Under the terms of the contract 1000 square of time the along time the Tigris river to the north and south of romantic ar are to tobe he be surveyed sUI e clI and photographed pre preparatory to rumps of the ills lis Inlet which includes s eis the ancient Bah city which was hy by hyC C Cyprus 2110 years eH rs n ago go Dup Due to the dangerous nature of time flyIng hying roust of will be done dnn over O where there are no for landIng the keen at In interest terest has hns been manifested In the project Further Interest has been aroused by time the fact that special type planes and cameras will be used PI PIlot lot Int and observer will be so so placed In Inthe Inthe the plane as to an view of the ground and the r plane will be so powerful us as to permit their returning to the CJ ca caone one engine If necessary Meanwhile are arouse aroused by time the plans since It Is considered likely that dint such methods of exploration lion tion will open the the- way to time the discovery of ancient cIties and ruins that have ha hitherto been inaccessible Aerial ph photographs have ha already been beell re for considerable scientific discovery and It has hus been entitle suggested sug- sug ested that the way has now been opened to n a further stud study of the Camons fa- fa molts mons terra terraced ed villages s of of central At rica Since the company which has hns been to make the survey ot of Babylonia ab has also been engaged to conduct similar ventures In Rhodesia amid aud central Africa the results of their Initial attempt are being watched with the greatest Interest |