Maps for time travelers how archaeologists use technology to bring us closer to the past
"Popular culture is rife with movies, books, and television shows that address our collective curiosity about what the world was like long ago. From historical dramas to science fiction tales of time travel, audiences love stories that reimagine the world before our time. But what if there were...
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Oakland, California
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2020
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| 505 | 0 | |a Historical curiosity -- Finding things out -- Views from above -- Scans of the planet -- Digital worlds -- Retracing our steps : migration, mobility, and travel -- Food and farms : how our ancestors fed themselves -- Living in the past : reverse engineering ancient societies -- Archaeology as time machine | |
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| 650 | 0 | |a Archaeology |x Remote sensing. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Aerial photography in archaeology. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Remote-sensing images. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Archaeology |x Data processing. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Geographic information systems. | |
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