Author: Sarah Parcak

Quotes

If you look at the Nile on a map of Egypt, you don't think it has moved very much, but the river is very violent and has moved over time.

If you look at the Nile on a map of Egypt, you don't think it has moved very much, but the river is very violent and has moved over time.

- Sarah Parcak

When you think about archaeology, archaeology is the only field that allows us to tell the story of 99 percent of our history prior to 3,000 B.C. and writing.

When you think about archaeology, archaeology is the only field that allows us to tell the story of 99 percent of our history prior to 3,000 B.C. and writing.

- Sarah Parcak

I already find pyramids from space. Is there anything cooler than that?

I already find pyramids from space. Is there anything cooler than that?

- Sarah Parcak

In archaeology, context is everything. Objects allow us to reconstruct the past. Taking artifacts from a temple or an ancient private house is like emptying out a time capsule.

In archaeology, context is everything. Objects allow us to reconstruct the past. Taking artifacts from a temple or an ancient private house is like emptying out a time capsule.

- Sarah Parcak

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