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I'm an Egyptologist. I'm a remote sensing specialist, and I'm a space archaeologist. — Sarah Parcak

People were looting tombs 5,000 years ago in Egypt as soon as people were buried, but the problem is only getting worse and worse. — Sarah Parcak

The majority of the research I do is archaeological research, but to me, as a professor, the most important thing is to encourage and mentor students. — Sarah Parcak

Archaeology holds all the keys to understanding who we are and where we come from. — Sarah Parcak

We're literally just beginning to learn how to use satellites to find sites. More and more people are realizing there's this incredible tool. — Sarah Parcak

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

I played varsity soccer at Yale and continued playing at Cambridge. — Sarah Parcak

That's what I want to do, ultimately: figure out a way to get the world engaged with discovery and protecting these ancient sites. — Sarah Parcak

I am part of a network of people monitoring what's happening at ancient sites in Iraq and Syria - from space. We can see clearly the destruction. — Sarah Parcak

It's both Indiana Jones and 'National Geographic' that inspired me to be an Egyptologist. — Sarah Parcak

I've always loved teaching and reading and talking to people, and my grandfather was a professor. — Sarah Parcak

We emphasise the features on satellite maps by adding colours to farmland, urban structures, archaeological sites, vegetation and water. — Sarah Parcak

What we did is we used NASA topography data to map out the landscape, very subtle changes. We started to be able to see where the Nile used to flow. — Sarah Parcak

I dig in the sand, and I play with pretty pictures, so I never really left kindergarten. — Sarah Parcak

Choosing an unconventional career path - I am not a traditional Egyptologist by any means. I found what I love, and I have stuck with it. — Sarah Parcak

WorldView-3 goes into the mid-infrared wavelength, allowing you to see very subtle geological differences on the sites at a 0.4-metre resolution. — Sarah Parcak

Looting speaks to a lack of economic opportunities - frankly, we all would loot, too, if our families' continued survival depended on it. — Sarah Parcak

The map we made of the 3,000-year-old city of Tanis requires no imagination. It has buildings, streets, admin complexes, houses - clear as day. — Sarah Parcak

Getting permission to use a drone in Egypt was problematical. — Sarah Parcak

I keep being surprised by the amount of archaeological sites and features that are left to find all over the world. — Sarah Parcak

You can theorize as much as you want about what you think you're seeing, but until you get out there and dig, you can't tell exactly what it is. — Sarah Parcak

A lot of people are surprised when I talk so much about the present, but politics is just a crucial part of archaeology. — Sarah Parcak

There's always a little jump to your heart when you realize you've got looting. — Sarah Parcak

The looters are using Google Earth, too. They're coming in with metal detectors and geophysical equipment. Some ask me to confirm sites. — Sarah Parcak

Indiana Jones is old school; we've moved on from Indy. Sorry, Harrison Ford. — Sarah Parcak

To excavate a pyramid is the dream of every archaeologist. — Sarah Parcak

I am one of many people documenting damage and looting at ancient sites from space - it is such a crucial tool. — Sarah Parcak

Satellite imagery is the only way we can map the looting patterns effectively. — Sarah Parcak

We want to excite the world about what's out there. But we don't want them to say, 'Oh, there are lots of sites in Egypt - let's loot.' — Sarah Parcak

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