The Future of Archeology (Narration Only)
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
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LIDAR Can Be Used to Find Small Objects in the Ground
LIDAR can be used to find objects in the ground or poking out of leaves. A plane flying overhead with LIDAR, releasing thousands of pulses of light per second from overhead, can quickly spot relatively tiny things like a tombstone fragment. Its impact on archaeology to date is already huge, helping us find over 500 new Mesoamerican archaeology sites of both Omec and Mayan origin,. some dating back to as far as 1400 BC. It's very handy for finding underwater obstructions near shores or in rivers for boats to safely travel - one dangled by a cord underwater near the sea floor could do better. If robotics and automation technology continues to get cheaper and better
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