Title: Archaeology from space : how the future shapes our past /
Authors: Parcak, Sarah H.
Year: 2019
Subjects: Archaeology Remote sensing; Artificial satellites in remote sensing; Aerial photography in archaeology; Space photography; Aerial photography in archaeology; Archaeology Remote sensing; Artificial satellites in remote sensing; Space photography; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology.
Abstract: "A down-and-out so-and-so gets more than she bargained for when new technologies developed for use in space allow an anthropologist a new perspective on earth's ancient histories and new ways of coping with those"--
Contents: Time capsule -- Space archaeology -- The promise of space archaeology -- A risky business -- Digging in the wrong place -- A grand tour -- Empires fall -- A capital discovery -- The future of the past -- The challenge -- Stolen heritage -- Space archaeology for everyone.