Archaeology from Space: How the Future Shapes Our Past

Synopsis

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-- 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. Sarah Parcak. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.