Aerial archaeology Early Days

"Back in the early days of aerial archaeology, a French Jesuit priest named Antoine Poidebard flew a biplane over the northern Fertile Crescent to conduct one of the first aerial surveys. "

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/10/i-spy-with-my-cold-war-satellite-eye-nearly-400-roman-forts-in-the-middle-east/