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Archaeology from space by sarah parcak6/21/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() She’s discovered even more throughout the Roman Empire. ![]() In Egypt alone, Parcak helped locate 17 potential pyramids, plus an additional 1,000 forgotten tombs and 3,100 unknown settlements. Archaeologist, together with citizen scientists, will help discover previously unknown sites and track looting of known sites.Īcross the globe, the UAB archaeologist is already helping countries preserve history by using satellites identifying ancient sites lost in time. ![]() There, she explained the platform will partner with DigitalGlobe and National Geographic, also working closely with UNESCO, and will allow anyone to help discover unknown archaeological sites. Parcak announced the platform, Global Xplorer, at the recent TED Summit in Canada. No easy feat, Parcak, the 2016 TED Prize winner - a highly-coveted $1 million grant that is awarded annually to one exceptional individual whose creative, bold vision sparks global change - will use her winnings to create an online tool that will train and enlist an army of volunteers across the globe to aid in her quest. World-renowned “space archaeologist” and UAB professor Sarah Parcak is mission-focused: to find hundreds of thousands of lost, ancient sites buried beneath the earth before looters do. ![]()
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