Sarah Parcak: Archaeology from Space
Earth Ancients
Cliff Dunning
4.4 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 30 November 2019
⏱️ 98 minutes
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Summary
In Archaeology from Space, Sarah Parcak shows the evolution, major discoveries, and future potential of the young field of satellite archaeology. From surprise advancements after the declassification of spy photography, to a new map of the mythical Egyptian city of Tanis, she shares her field’s biggest discoveries, revealing why space archaeology is not only exciting, but urgently essential to the preservation of the world’s ancient treasures.
Parcak has worked in twelve countries and four continents, using multispectral and high-resolution satellite imagery to identify thousands of previously unknown settlements, roads, fortresses, palaces, tombs, and even potential pyramids. From there, her stories take us back in time and across borders, into the day-to-day lives of ancient humans whose traits and genes we share. And she shows us that if we heed the lessons of the past, we can shape a vibrant future.
Sarah Parcak is a Professor of Anthropology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, CEO of Globalxplorer, and Director of the Joint Mission to Lisht (Egypt). Her remote sensing work has been the focus of three BBC specials covering Egypt, ancient Rome, and the Vikings. She is a Fellow in the Society of Antiquaries, a 2014 TED Senior Fellow, the winner of the 2016 TED Prize, and a National Geographic Fellow.
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| 0:00.0 | Louis Thruu Interviews is back on BBC I Player. |
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| 0:21.0 | And Ashley Walters. |
| 0:22.6 | Well I had no reason to be out on the street, do you know what I'm saying? |
| 0:25.6 | Louis Thru interviews watch on BBC I player. |
| 0:29.6 | In this special holiday edition of Earth Ancients we look at remote sensing satellite archaeology |
| 0:37.6 | looking at the ancient past through remote imaging in different parts of the world. |
| 0:43.6 | Our guest today is Dr. Sarah Parkheck, |
| 0:46.4 | who is the foremost authority on satellite archaeology. |
| 0:50.3 | We're going to look at Central and South America and specifically Egypt. |
| 0:55.4 | Her specialty as an Egyptologist are the ruins of Egypt. |
| 0:59.8 | What are we discovering and how satellite imagery has changed the way archaeologists look at the |
| 1:05.9 | ancient past. Later, Jindeo takes us to India and an ancient site known as Una Koti and the rock carvings of Lord Shiva. |
| 1:16.2 | These carvings are unusual because they don't correspond to any other temples or |
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