The Future of Archeology (Narration Only)
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
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LIDAR and the Future of Archaeology
LIDAR can be used to help spot cracks and leaks in the basement for instance, or where water might flood across a field that isn't quite flat. Automated drones are the big future of LIDAR, but they have handheld ground years these days too. It's another thing that I would not be surprised to see have a future incarnation as a feature of your smartphone though that might be a bit optimistic. Scanning and digitization of archaeology in general will only improve with ever more and better data.
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