Sarah Parcak
TED Prize winner | Uses satellite technology to discover lost archaeological sites
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Sarah Parcak uses satellite imaging to discover ancient sites invisible from the ground. She won the TED Prize for her work in space archaeology.
Her technology has located previously unknown pyramids, tombs, and settlements. Sarah's keynotes show how combining cutting-edge technology with archaeology reveals hidden chapters of human history.
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Hunting for Peru's lost civilizations -- with satellites
Around the world, hundreds of thousands of lost ancient sites lie buried and hidden from view. Satellite archaeologist Sarah Parcak is determined to find them before looters do. With the 2016 TED Prize, Parcak is building an online citizen-science tool called GlobalXplorer that will train an army of volunteer explorers to find and protect the world's hidden heritage. In this talk, she offers a preview of the first place they'll look: Peru -- the home of Machu Picchu, the Nazca lines and other archaeological wonders waiting to be discovered.
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| Event | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Torchbearers 2018 | 2018 | |
| TEDSummit 2016 | 2016 | |
| TED2016 | 2016 | 🇨🇦Vancouver, Canada |
| TED2012 | 2012 | 🇺🇸Long Beach, United States |
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