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Feel the thrill of discovery
Sarah Parcak has a bold TED Prize wish: to build a citizen science platform for archaeology and train a 21st century virtual army to help analyze satellite imagery.
Sarah Parcak crowdsources archaeology
“I wish for us to discover the millions of unknown archaeological sites across the globe, to find and protect the world's hidden heritage.”
Calling all GlobalXplorers: Get ready to go to India
GlobalXplorer, the citizen science platform created by satellite archaeologist Sarah Parcak, is heading to India!
Gallery: Mysteries in satellite images
Archaeology is a puzzle, made exponentially easier with satellite imagery. Some mysteries Sarah Parcak's space-age methods have helped solve.