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Space Archaeologist Sarah Parcak Uses Satellites to Uncover Ancient Egyptian Ruins

2021-04-28 07:38:15

The Indiana Jones of low Earth orbit harnesses 21st-century technology to uncover long-buried treasuresSarah Parcak(Photography by Melissa Golden; Satellite image courtesy of Sarah Parcak)ByAbigail TuckerSmithsonian Magazine| SubscribeDecember 2016Sa...

Space Archaeologist Sarah Parcak Uses Satellites to Uncover Ancient Egyptian Ruins

2021-04-28 07:36:37

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