I try to tell a lot of stories to make my students aware that the world is a very cool place with many problems that need solving, and that they all can help solve them. Sarah Parcak awarecoollot Change image and share on social
Seeing sites and features in places where we never looked or never thought things might exist is causing archaeologists across the world to think deeper about their sites or entire cultures. Sarah Parcak archaeologistcauseculture Change image and share on social
We're using satellites to help map and model cultural features that could never be seen on the ground because they're obscured by modernization, forests, or soil. Sarah Parcak culturalfeatureforest Change image and share on social
When people initially think of the term 'space archaeologist,' they think, 'Oh, it's someone who uses satellites to look for alien settlements on Mars or in outer space,' but the opposite is true - we're actually looking for evidence of past human life on planet earth. Sarah Parcak alienarchaeologistearth share on social
If you look at the Nile on a map of Egypt, you don't think it has moved very much, but the river is very violent and has moved over time. Sarah Parcak egyptmapmove Change image and share on social
There's even an aircraft sensor system that sends down hundreds of thousands of pulses of light measured at different return rates. It allows you to literally strip away vegetation and see entire cities beneath the rain forest canopy. This is the unbelievable future of archaeology. Sarah Parcak aircraftarchaeologybeneath share on social
Eventually, when I started studying Egyptology, I realized that seeing with my naked eyes alone wasn't enough. Because all of the sudden, in Egypt, my beach had grown from a tiny beach in Maine to one eight hundred miles long, next to the Nile. Sarah Parcak beachegyptegyptology share on social
The majority of the research I do is archaeological research, but to me, as a professor, the most important thing is to encourage and mentor students. Sarah Parcak archaeologicalencourageimportant Change image and share on social
A lot of people are surprised when I talk so much about the present, but politics is just a crucial part of archaeology. Sarah Parcak archaeologycruciallot Change image and share on social
I've found numerous things - settlements, temples, possible pyramids, forts, roads - the list goes on and on. I'm not as interested in the discoveries as the types of questions they help us formulate. Sarah Parcak discoveryfindformulate Change image and share on social
