UK TV programme about Sarah Parcak, Lidar and Archaeology

[Simon Ritchie]

BBC 4 is repeating a programme they made a couple of years ago about the work of Dr Sarah Parcak.  Based in Alabama, she uses satellite imaging including Lidar to find the remains of ancient buildings, including entire ancient Egyptian cities that were previously unknown.

The programme is on tonight at 10pm and  will be available to UK viewers through the iplayer afterwards:  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b011pwms.

The images she uses are pretty impressive.  I'm guessing that the programme makes the analysis process quicker and easier than it really is, but it's interesting all the same.

Parcak is pretty good at promoting her work.  Readers outside the UK can find lots of stuff including Youtube videos through Google.  This is her Wiki page:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Parcak.