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Laser Archaeology - DHBirr - 09-28-2018
At the beginning of April 2016, we had a thread here about "There may be ruins of a second Viking settlement in North America." It mentioned that Professor Sarah Parcak had been referred to as a "space archaeologist" because she used satellite imagery to find the possible ruins.
An article yesterday describes laser imaging being used to map the Guatemalan jungle and discover new detail about Mayan ruins. Though not involved in that project, Professor Parcak did offer a comment:
Quote:“Hey all: you realize that researchers just used lasers to find *60,000* new sites in Guatemala?!? This is HOLY [expletive] territory.”
Laser archaeologists! ("And that is to have archaeologists with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads!")
RE: Laser Archaeology - classicdrogn - 09-28-2018
Well, having a laser on your head is practical for archeolgy. It means you don't have to keep badgering Aziz to stay awake and reflect light inside with one of the gold platters, and when the ancient astronauts show up to keep you from meddling with their advanced psychic technology you have a better option than a broomhandle Luger.
Aziz, LIGHT!