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Recorded February 25th, 2021 Other ways to connect

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She joined Tyler to discuss what caused the Bronze Age Collapse, how well we understand the level of ancient technologies, what archaeologists may learn from the discovery of more than a hundred coffins at the site of Saqqara, how far the Vikings really traveled, why conservation should be as much of a priority as excavation, the economics of looting networks, the inherently political nature of archaeology, Indiana Jones versus The Dig, her favorite contemporary bluegrass artists, the best archaeological sites to visit around the world, the merits of tools like Google Earth and Lidar, the long list of skills needed to be a modern archaeologist, which countries produce the best amateur space archaeologists, and more. Her career highlights are apparently using a satellite to find Egyptian. Like other media companies, The Times collects data on its visitors when they read. There are plenty of problems with the behavior with the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Sarah Parcak. A professor of anthropology and founding director of the Laboratory for Global Observation at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Sarah’s work combines technology, historical study, and cultural anthropology to advance discoveries about the past while navigating the political and ethical dilemmas that plague excavation work today. Sarah Parcak (indyfromspace) is the author of Archaeology From Space: How the Future Shapes Our Past. What can new technology tell us about our ancient past? Archaeologist and remote sensing expert Sarah Parcak has used satellite imagery to discover over a dozen potential pyramids and thousands of tombs from ancient Egypt. Sarah Parcak, as her wish for the world, GlobalXplorer aims to bring the wonder of archaeological discovery to all, and to help us better understand our.

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