Episode · Conversations with Tyler · 2021-03-24
Tyler Cowen & Sarah Parcak: books mentioned on Conversations with Tyler
Sarah Parcak on Archaeology from Space
What can new technology tell us about our ancient past? Archaeologist and remote sensing expert Sarah Parcak has used satellite imagery to discover over a dozen potential pyramids and thousands of tombs from ancient Egypt.
Tyler Cowen discussed Archaeology from Space: How the Future Shapes Our Past by Sarah Parcak. Sarah Parcak recommended 1177 B.C. by Eric H. Cline.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Archaeology from Space: How the Future Shapes Our Past
Discussed“and i very much liked her book archaeology from space how the future shapes our past”
Where to get it
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1177 B.C.
Recommended“um and i think of the work of my colleague professor eric klein um in his book um 1177 bcy civilization collapsed so i recommend that”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“one of the things i worked really hard on in archaeology from space um is you know a third of the archaeologists that are mentioned in the book are indigenous archaeologists”
“sarah park thank you very much and again here is sarah's book archaeology from space”