Archaeologists used Google Earth to help find 3,000 square miles of prehistoric settlements from a new-found civilization in Central Europe

• A new study found evidence of a previously unknown network of societies living in Central Europe in the Late Bronze Age. 
• Researchers used satellite images from Google Earth to find 100 new prehistoric sites. 
• The ancient society was less centrally located and less hierarchical than its predecessor. 

Archeologists have discovered evidence of a previously unknown prehistoric civilization spanning 3,000 square miles across Central Europe. And Google Earth helped them do it.