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> [We've got to map all of our ancient history before it's gone because, let's face it, if we don't have a common heritage to share, something to get excited about, then what are we living for?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-parcak/we-ve-got-to-map-all-of-our-ancient-history-before-it-s-gone-because/)

[Sarah Parcak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-parcak/)

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## More by Sarah Parcak

> [If you really want to be a good archaeologist, you have to understand ancient DNA; you have to understand chemical analysis to figure out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-parcak/if-you-really-want-to-be-a-good-archaeologist-you-have-to-understand/)

[Sarah Parcak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-parcak/)

> [We've got to map all of our ancient history before it's gone because, let's face it, if we don't have a common heritage to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-parcak/we-ve-got-to-map-all-of-our-ancient-history-before-it-s-gone-because/)

[Sarah Parcak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-parcak/)

> [When you think about the scale of human populations all over the world and the fact that there's so much here, really, the only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-parcak/when-you-think-about-the-scale-of-human-populations-all-over-the/)

[Sarah Parcak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-parcak/)

> [The only technology that can 'see' beneath the ground is radar imagery. But satellite imagery also allows scientists to map short- and long-term changes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-parcak/the-only-technology-that-can-see-beneath-the-ground-is-radar-imagery/)

[Sarah Parcak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-parcak/)

> [You just pull back for hundreds of miles using the satellite imagery, and all of a sudden this invisible world become visible. You're actually…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-parcak/you-just-pull-back-for-hundreds-of-miles-using-the-satellite-imagery/)

[Sarah Parcak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-parcak/)

> [I give my grandfather, Dr Harold Young, a forestry Professor at the University of Maine, full credit for my career path. He pioneered the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-parcak/i-give-my-grandfather-dr-harold-young-a-forestry-professor-at-the/)

[Sarah Parcak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-parcak/)

> [Before doing fieldwork in Middle Egypt, I analyzed satellite imagery to determine exactly where I wanted to go. Within three weeks, I found about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-parcak/before-doing-fieldwork-in-middle-egypt-i-analyzed-satellite-imagery/)

[Sarah Parcak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-parcak/)

> ['Satellite archaeology' refers to the use of NASA and commercial high resolution satellite datasets to map and discover past structures, cities, and geological features.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-parcak/satellite-archaeology-refers-to-the-use-of-nasa-and-commercial-high/)

[Sarah Parcak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-parcak/)

> [It's absolutely critical, you know, to train young men and women not just to find sites, but also to protect sites, especially in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-parcak/it-s-absolutely-critical-you-know-to-train-young-men-and-women-not/)

[Sarah Parcak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-parcak/)

> [Scientists use satellites to track weather, map ice sheet melting, detect diseases, show ecosystem change... the list goes on and on. I think nearly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-parcak/scientists-use-satellites-to-track-weather-map-ice-sheet-melting/)

[Sarah Parcak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-parcak/)

> [Archaeologists have used aerial photographs to map archaeological sites since the 1920s, while the use of infrared photography started in the 1960s, and satellite…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-parcak/archaeologists-have-used-aerial-photographs-to-map-archaeological/)

[Sarah Parcak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-parcak/)

> [What satellites help to show us is we've actually only found a fraction of a percent of ancient settlements and sites all over the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-parcak/what-satellites-help-to-show-us-is-we-ve-actually-only-found-a/)

[Sarah Parcak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-parcak/)

> [Itjtawy was ancient Egypt's capital for over four hundred years, at a period of time called the Middle Kingdom about four thousand years ago.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-parcak/itjtawy-was-ancient-egypt-s-capital-for-over-four-hundred-years-at-a/)

[Sarah Parcak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-parcak/)

> [Archaeologists gave the military the idea to use aerial photographs for spying and field survey. We are fortunate that the spatial and spectral resolutions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-parcak/archaeologists-gave-the-military-the-idea-to-use-aerial-photographs/)

[Sarah Parcak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-parcak/)

> [To excavate a pyramid is the dream of every archaeologist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-parcak/to-excavate-a-pyramid-is-the-dream-of-every-archaeologist/)

[Sarah Parcak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-parcak/)

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