Sarah Parcak: preference

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…That would take care of the month. Now you’re a pioneer with technology. Let me mention just a few technologies. Tell me briefly what they are good for in archaeology. Google Earth. Google Earth is wonderful because it’s a free resource. We like “free” in archaeology. There isn’t as much grant money now, and you can zoom in for virtually any archaeological site in the world and for a very high-resolution image. A resolution of two feet, 50 centimeters or lower, and you can see so much. You can scan back and forth. You can look at different times of year. Features will pop up. There’ve been thousands of discoveries made using Google Earth alone. It’s a great starting point for looking at archaeological sites and the landscape surrounding them. Ground-penetrating radar.…

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