There's always a little jump to your heart when you realize you've got looting. Sarah Parcak haveheartjump Change image and share on social
What we did is we used NASA topography data to map out the landscape, very subtle changes. We started to be able to see where the Nile used to flow. Sarah Parcak datumflowlandscape Change image and share on social
What if Hiram Bingham had the technology to find hundreds of other archaeological sites at the same time and create entire 3-D maps of the ancient landscape accurate to within a few inches? Sarah Parcak accurateancientarchaeological Change image and share on social
Archaeologists use datasets from NASA and commercial satellites, processing the information using various off-the-shelf computer programs. These datasets allow us to see beyond the visible part of the light spectrum into the near, middle, and far infrared. Sarah Parcak archaeologistcommercialcomputer share on social
I think archaeologists are stuck, and we are losing our past at a very rapid rate. Tens of thousands of sites will be lost, and we've only unveiled a tiny percent of the past. Sarah Parcak archaeologisthavelose Change image and share on social
My dream is to map every archaeological site in the world because, if we can do that, then we have this massive global data base that all sorts of global heritage organizations and heritage organizations within countries can use, and they can use that information to protect what's there. Sarah Parcak archaeologicalbasecountry share on social
I played varsity soccer at Yale and continued playing at Cambridge. Sarah Parcak cambridgecontinueplay Change image and share on social
Looting and site destruction are global problems. We have a tough road ahead, and one key will be developing more collaborations and using new technologies like satellite imagery. Sarah Parcak aheadcollaborationdestruction Change image and share on social
It's both Indiana Jones and 'National Geographic' that inspired me to be an Egyptologist. Sarah Parcak egyptologistgeographicindiana Change image and share on social
We can tell from the imagery a tomb was looted from a particular period of time, and we can alert INTERPOL to watch out for antiquities from that time that may be offered for sale. Sarah Parcak alertantiquityimagery Change image and share on social