![]() ![]() Economic hardship and political unrest have led to an exponential increase in the looting of archaeological artifacts across the globe. This is important because we are running out of time. Recently she launchedĪ citizen science project that promises to democratize the field of archaeology while dramatically increasing the number of archaeological sites that can be found in less time. She is one of about 200 archaeologists around the world who use satellite imagery to locate evidence of the civilizations that came before us. But while he succeeded in making archaeology seem romantic, I never understood why it was important or believed I could join the adventure until I was introduced (via the small screen) to a real life archaeologist named Sarah Parcak. Indy was awesome and will always have a place in my heart. Like many people, I was first introduced to the world of archaeology by Indiana Jones, that adventuresome character who lit up the big screen rescuing artifacts from villains by the skin of his teeth. ![]()
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