[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.23,0:00:02.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As an archaeologist, Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.73,0:00:05.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm most often asked\Nwhat my favorite discovery is. Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.66,0:00:08.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The answer's easy: Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.98,0:00:10.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my husband, Greg. Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.54,0:00:11.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.78,0:00:14.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We met in Egypt on my first dig. Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.32,0:00:18.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was my first lesson in finding\Nunexpected wonderful things. Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.08,0:00:23.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This began an incredible\Narchaeological partnership. Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.61,0:00:26.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Years later, Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.11,0:00:29.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I proposed to him in front of our\Nfavorite pair statue Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.78,0:00:32.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the Prince and Princess\NRahotep and Nofret, Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.96,0:00:34.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the Cairo Museum, Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.30,0:00:36.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,dating to 4600 years ago. Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.41,0:00:37.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, look at them, Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.44,0:00:38.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they're incredible. Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.44,0:00:41.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think they should be\Neveryone's favorite pair statue. Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.01,0:00:42.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.35,0:00:47.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I thought, if I was going to ask Greg\Nto spend the rest of this life with me Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.35,0:00:49.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I should ask him Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.10,0:00:53.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in front of two people who had pledged\Nto be together for eternity. Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.94,0:00:56.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These symbols endure Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.35,0:00:57.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because when we look at them, Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.99,0:00:59.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're looking at mirrors. Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.79,0:01:01.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They are powerful reminders Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.65,0:01:04.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that our common humanity has not changed. Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.45,0:01:11.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The thrill of archaeological discovery\Nis as powerful as love Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.88,0:01:17.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because ancient history is the most\Nseductive mistress imaginable. Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.67,0:01:20.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many archaeologists\Nhave devoted their lives Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.23,0:01:22.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to unraveling the mysteries of the past Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.69,0:01:27.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,under hot suns and Arctic winds, Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.43,0:01:29.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and in dense rainforests. Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.21,0:01:31.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many seek, Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.66,0:01:32.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some discover, Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.66,0:01:35.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all worship at the temple of possibility Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.86,0:01:39.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that one discovery might change history. Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.26,0:01:41.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On my first day in Egypt, Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.85,0:01:44.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I worked at a site\Nin the Northeast Egyptian Delta Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.86,0:01:46.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at a site called Mendes, Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.42,0:01:49.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,dating to 4,200 years ago in a cemetery. Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.68,0:01:50.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's a picture of me -- Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.90,0:01:52.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm just in my bliss. Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.77,0:01:56.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On a dig surrounded by\Nemerald green rice patties, Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.72,0:01:59.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I discovered an intact pot. Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.42,0:02:02.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Flipping it over, Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.17,0:02:06.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I discovered a human thumbprint\Nleft by whoever made the vessel. Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.32,0:02:08.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For a moment, Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.32,0:02:10.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,time stood still. Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.71,0:02:12.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I didn't know where I was. Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.65,0:02:15.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was because at that moment I realized, Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.74,0:02:17.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when we dig, Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.13,0:02:18.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're digging for people, Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.81,0:02:20.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not things. Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.44,0:02:26.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Never are we so present as when\Nwe are in the midst of the great past. Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.25,0:02:32.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can't tell you how many times I've stood\Nin front of the Pyramids of Giza, Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.10,0:02:34.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they leave me speechless. Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.38,0:02:37.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I feel like the luckiest\Nperson in the world. Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.74,0:02:43.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're a monument to our human brilliance\Nand everything that is possible. Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.61,0:02:47.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many cannot process\Ntheir brilliance as human -- Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.60,0:02:49.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,think that aliens built them -- Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.93,0:02:51.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but this is ridiculous. Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.03,0:02:55.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All you need to do\Nis get up close and personal, Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.33,0:02:57.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and see the hidden hand of man Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.83,0:03:01.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the chisel marks left\Nby the tools that built them. Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.91,0:03:06.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Great Pyramid of Giza\Nwas built one stone at a time Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.73,0:03:10.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with 2.3 million blocks Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.08,0:03:13.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with incredible bureaucratic efficiency. Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.17,0:03:16.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is not the pyramids\Nthat stand the test of time, Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.99,0:03:18.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it is human ingenuity. Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.30,0:03:23.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is our shared human brilliance. Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.22,0:03:27.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,History may be cyclical, Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.43,0:03:29.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we are singular. Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.35,0:03:31.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I love what I do Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.95,0:03:35.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I learn that we haven't changed. Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.24,0:03:40.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I get to read about mother-in-law\Njokes from Mesopotamia Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.45,0:03:42.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from 3,500 years ago. Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.34,0:03:49.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I get to hear about neighbors cursing\Neach other from 4,600 years ago Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.51,0:03:50.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in Egypt. Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.51,0:03:52.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And my absolute favorite, Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.06,0:03:55.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from 3,300 years ago in Luxor, Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.11,0:04:00.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an inscription that describes school boys\Nwho cut class to go drinking. Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.93,0:04:02.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.32,0:04:04.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Kids these days. Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.31,0:04:05.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.34,0:04:10.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I get to see the most\Nincredible architecture, Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.42,0:04:12.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,see stunning sculptures -- Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.57,0:04:15.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean this is basically\Na selfie in stone -- Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.62,0:04:18.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and see that we've always\Nrocked serious bling. Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.58,0:04:20.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And also, Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.83,0:04:22.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we've been posting on walls, Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.61,0:04:24.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and obsessing about cats -- Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.55,0:04:25.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.58,0:04:27.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for thousands of years. Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.12,0:04:28.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.15,0:04:29.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause) Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.26,0:04:36.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Archaeologists are the cultural\Nmemory preservers Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.64,0:04:39.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the spokespeople\Nfor billions of people Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.80,0:04:42.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the thousands of cultures\Nthat came before us. Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.09,0:04:46.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Good science, imagination\Nand a leap of faith Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.20,0:04:49.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are the trifecta we use to raise the dead. Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.89,0:04:52.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the last year, Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.14,0:04:54.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,achaeologists have made\Nincredible discoveries, Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.59,0:04:56.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,including ... Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.22,0:04:59.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,new human ancestors from South Africa, Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.52,0:05:02.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tools from 3.3 million years ago -- Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.62,0:05:04.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these are the oldest tools\Never discovered -- Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.88,0:05:06.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in Kenya. Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.16,0:05:07.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this, Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.32,0:05:12.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from a series of medical implements found\Nfrom Blackbeard's ship from 1718. Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.03,0:05:18.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What you're looking at is\Na medical tool used to treat syphilis. Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.27,0:05:20.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ouch. Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.76,0:05:22.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But how cool is that? Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.50,0:05:24.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.19,0:05:25.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For each of these, Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.56,0:05:28.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there are thousands of other\Nincredibly important discoveries Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.93,0:05:30.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,made by my colleagues Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.46,0:05:32.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that do not make headlines. Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.88,0:05:39.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, I believe that the most\Nimportant thing we do as archaeologists Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.01,0:05:42.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is acknowledge that past people existed Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.85,0:05:45.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and lived lives worth learning about. Dialogue: 0,0:05:45.86,0:05:49.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Can you even imagine what\Nthe world would be like today Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.36,0:05:53.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if we acknowledged all\Nhuman beings in this way? Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.79,0:05:58.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, on a dig, you have a challenge: Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.69,0:06:00.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it often looks like this. Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.57,0:06:02.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can't see anything. Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.58,0:06:04.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Where are we going to start digging? Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.42,0:06:06.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is from a site south of Cairo, Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.15,0:06:08.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so let's have a look from space. Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.68,0:06:10.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Again, you can't really see much. Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.64,0:06:14.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What you're looking at is\Na WorldView-3 satellite image, Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.45,0:06:17.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which has a [point three-meter] resolution. Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.54,0:06:18.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's 10 inches. Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.94,0:06:23.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This means that you can zoom in\Nfrom 400 miles in space, Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.35,0:06:25.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and see your tablets. Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.59,0:06:27.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How do I know about this? Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.00,0:06:31.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's because I'm a space archaeologist. Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.16,0:06:33.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me repeat that. Dialogue: 0,0:06:34.06,0:06:36.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am a space archaeologist. Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.85,0:06:38.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This means -- Dialogue: 0,0:06:38.23,0:06:39.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause) Dialogue: 0,0:06:39.23,0:06:40.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you. Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.10,0:06:43.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This means that I use satellite images, Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.33,0:06:45.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and process them using algorithms, Dialogue: 0,0:06:45.52,0:06:48.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and look at subtle differences\Nin the light spectrum Dialogue: 0,0:06:48.18,0:06:50.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that indicate buried things\Nunder the ground Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.60,0:06:53.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I get to go excavate and survey. Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.60,0:06:54.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By the way, Dialogue: 0,0:06:54.65,0:06:57.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,NASA has a Space Archaeology program, Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.25,0:06:58.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so it's a real job. Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.76,0:06:59.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:07:00.55,0:07:02.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So let's have a look again. Dialogue: 0,0:07:02.03,0:07:04.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're back at the site\Njust south of Cairo. Dialogue: 0,0:07:04.14,0:07:05.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can't see anything, Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.85,0:07:09.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so keep your eye on the red rectangle. Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.41,0:07:12.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we process the image\Nusing algorithms -- Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.06,0:07:15.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,think like a space-based CAT scan -- Dialogue: 0,0:07:15.67,0:07:18.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is what you see. Dialogue: 0,0:07:18.28,0:07:21.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This rectilinear form is an Ancient tomb Dialogue: 0,0:07:21.91,0:07:24.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that is previously unknown\Nand unexcavated, Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.54,0:07:29.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you all are the first people\Nto see it in thousands of years. Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.70,0:07:31.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause) Dialogue: 0,0:07:35.42,0:07:38.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I believe we have barely\Nscratched the surface Dialogue: 0,0:07:38.27,0:07:40.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in terms of what's left to discover. Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.09,0:07:43.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the Egyptian Delta alone, Dialogue: 0,0:07:43.29,0:07:47.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we've excavated less than\N[one-1000th] of one percent Dialogue: 0,0:07:47.13,0:07:49.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the total volume of Egyptian sites. Dialogue: 0,0:07:50.47,0:07:51.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you add to that Dialogue: 0,0:07:51.79,0:07:54.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the thousands of other sites\Nmy team and I have discovered, Dialogue: 0,0:07:55.00,0:07:58.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what we thought we knew\Npales in comparison Dialogue: 0,0:07:58.67,0:08:00.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to what we have left to discover. Dialogue: 0,0:08:01.29,0:08:04.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you look at the incredible work\Nthat my colleagues are doing Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.36,0:08:05.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all around the world, Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.62,0:08:07.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and what they're finding, Dialogue: 0,0:08:07.41,0:08:12.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I believe that there are millions\Nof undiscovered archaeological sites Dialogue: 0,0:08:12.99,0:08:14.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,left to find. Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.72,0:08:17.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Discovering them will do nothing less Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.41,0:08:20.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than unlock the full potential\Nof our existence. Dialogue: 0,0:08:22.47,0:08:25.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we have a challenge. Dialogue: 0,0:08:25.43,0:08:26.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Over the last year, Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.04,0:08:29.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we've seen horrible headlines Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.79,0:08:34.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of incredible destruction going on\Nto archaeological sites, Dialogue: 0,0:08:34.24,0:08:37.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and massive looting by people like ISIL. Dialogue: 0,0:08:37.71,0:08:41.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ISIL has destroyed temples at Palmyra. Dialogue: 0,0:08:41.31,0:08:43.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Who blows up a temple? Dialogue: 0,0:08:43.60,0:08:46.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They've destroyed the Tomb of Jonah, Dialogue: 0,0:08:46.46,0:08:53.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we've seen looting at sites so rampant\Nit looks like craters of the moon. Dialogue: 0,0:08:55.25,0:08:59.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Knowing ISIL's desire to destroy\Nmodern human lives, Dialogue: 0,0:08:59.69,0:09:03.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's a natural extension for them\Nto destroy cultural identity as well. Dialogue: 0,0:09:04.06,0:09:07.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Countless invading armies\Nhave done the same throughout history. Dialogue: 0,0:09:07.92,0:09:11.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We know that ISIL is profiting\Nfrom the looting of sites, Dialogue: 0,0:09:11.92,0:09:14.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we don't know the scale. Dialogue: 0,0:09:14.24,0:09:19.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This means that any object purchased\Non the market today from the Middle East Dialogue: 0,0:09:19.19,0:09:21.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,could potentially be funding terrorism. Dialogue: 0,0:09:22.86,0:09:24.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When a site is looted, Dialogue: 0,0:09:24.82,0:09:30.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's as if a puzzle already missing\N90 percnet of it pieces Dialogue: 0,0:09:30.59,0:09:33.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has had the rest obscured\Nbeyond recognition. Dialogue: 0,0:09:33.87,0:09:36.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is ancient identity theft writ large. Dialogue: 0,0:09:36.80,0:09:39.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We know that there are two kinds\Nof looting going on: Dialogue: 0,0:09:39.33,0:09:41.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,looting by criminal elements like ISIL, Dialogue: 0,0:09:41.91,0:09:47.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which of course is something that we\Ncan barely come to terms with, Dialogue: 0,0:09:47.62,0:09:51.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then more local looting\Nby those that are desperate for money. Dialogue: 0,0:09:51.92,0:09:55.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We would all do the same\Nto feed our families. Dialogue: 0,0:09:55.30,0:09:57.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't blame the local looters. Dialogue: 0,0:09:57.51,0:09:59.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I blame the middlemen, Dialogue: 0,0:09:59.98,0:10:02.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the unethical trafficers, Dialogue: 0,0:10:02.29,0:10:04.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and an International art market Dialogue: 0,0:10:04.29,0:10:09.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that exploits often ambiguous\Nor often completely nonexistent laws. Dialogue: 0,0:10:10.76,0:10:15.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We know looting is going on\Non a global scale and it's increasing, Dialogue: 0,0:10:15.25,0:10:18.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but presently we don't have\Nany tools to stop it. Dialogue: 0,0:10:18.82,0:10:20.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is beginning to change. Dialogue: 0,0:10:20.94,0:10:25.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My team and I have just completed a study\Nlooking at looting in Egypt, Dialogue: 0,0:10:25.66,0:10:27.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we looked at open source data, Dialogue: 0,0:10:27.99,0:10:30.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and mapped the entirety\Nof looting across Egypt Dialogue: 0,0:10:30.94,0:10:33.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from 2002 to 2013. Dialogue: 0,0:10:34.00,0:10:36.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We found evidence of looting\Nand site destruction Dialogue: 0,0:10:36.30,0:10:38.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at 267 sites, Dialogue: 0,0:10:38.79,0:10:42.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and mapped over 200,000 looting pits. Dialogue: 0,0:10:43.58,0:10:44.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's astonishing. Dialogue: 0,0:10:44.96,0:10:46.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And putting that data together, Dialogue: 0,0:10:46.57,0:10:49.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can see the looting pits marked here. Dialogue: 0,0:10:50.11,0:10:51.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And one site, Dialogue: 0,0:10:51.51,0:10:55.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as the looting got bad\Nfrom 2009, 2011, 2012 -- Dialogue: 0,0:10:55.57,0:10:57.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hundreds of hundreds of pits. Dialogue: 0,0:10:58.38,0:10:59.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Putting all the data together, Dialogue: 0,0:10:59.41,0:11:01.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what we found is that contrary\Nto popular opinion, Dialogue: 0,0:11:02.14,0:11:07.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,looting did not start to get worse\Nin Egypt in 2011 after the Arab Spring, Dialogue: 0,0:11:07.15,0:11:09.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but in 2009, Dialogue: 0,0:11:09.25,0:11:11.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,after the global recession. Dialogue: 0,0:11:11.36,0:11:13.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thus, we've shown with big data Dialogue: 0,0:11:14.07,0:11:17.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that looting is fundamentally\Nan economic issue. Dialogue: 0,0:11:18.64,0:11:21.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we do nothing to stop the problem, Dialogue: 0,0:11:21.92,0:11:25.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all of Egypt's sites will be\Naffected by looting by 2040. Dialogue: 0,0:11:26.38,0:11:29.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thus, we are at a tipping point. Dialogue: 0,0:11:29.69,0:11:33.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are the generation with all the tools\Nand all the technologies to stop looting, Dialogue: 0,0:11:34.04,0:11:37.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we're not working fast enough. Dialogue: 0,0:11:39.61,0:11:44.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes an archaeological site\Ncan surprise you with its resilience. Dialogue: 0,0:11:45.08,0:11:47.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am just back from the field Dialogue: 0,0:11:47.63,0:11:51.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where I co-led joint mission\Nwith Egypt's Ministry of Antiquites Dialogue: 0,0:11:51.20,0:11:52.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at a site called Lisht. Dialogue: 0,0:11:53.08,0:11:57.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This site dates to the middle\Nkingdom of Egypt between 2000 and 1750 BC. Dialogue: 0,0:11:58.24,0:12:00.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The middle kingdom was Ancient Egypt's\NRenaissance period. Dialogue: 0,0:12:00.85,0:12:03.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After a time of intense internal strife, Dialogue: 0,0:12:03.67,0:12:04.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and environmental challenges, Dialogue: 0,0:12:05.04,0:12:06.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Egypt rebounded Dialogue: 0,0:12:06.31,0:12:10.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with an incredible resurgence\Nof art, architecture and literature. Dialogue: 0,0:12:11.18,0:12:13.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a favorite period of time\Nto study in Egypt, Dialogue: 0,0:12:13.27,0:12:15.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it teaches us so much Dialogue: 0,0:12:15.51,0:12:19.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about how we can survive and thrive\Nafter great disasters. Dialogue: 0,0:12:20.36,0:12:25.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, at this site, we had already mapped\Ncountless looting pits. Dialogue: 0,0:12:25.25,0:12:26.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lisht is a [royal] site, Dialogue: 0,0:12:26.82,0:12:28.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there would have been thousands\Nof people buried there Dialogue: 0,0:12:28.41,0:12:30.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who lived and worked\Nat the court of Pharoah, Dialogue: 0,0:12:30.57,0:12:32.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you can see this before and after -- Dialogue: 0,0:12:32.38,0:12:33.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you see dozens of looting pits. Dialogue: 0,0:12:34.28,0:12:34.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,North Lisht. Dialogue: 0,0:12:35.14,0:12:36.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is in South Lisht: Dialogue: 0,0:12:36.37,0:12:37.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before ... Dialogue: 0,0:12:37.39,0:12:38.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and after. Dialogue: 0,0:12:39.70,0:12:41.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we first visited the site, Dialogue: 0,0:12:41.31,0:12:43.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we could see the tombs\Nof many high-ranking officials Dialogue: 0,0:12:44.00,0:12:45.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that had been looted. Dialogue: 0,0:12:45.77,0:12:48.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me put into perspective\Nfor you what was taken. Dialogue: 0,0:12:48.56,0:12:51.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Imagine a two meter-by-two meter area Dialogue: 0,0:12:51.45,0:12:55.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,full of coffins, jewelry\Nand incredible statuary. Dialogue: 0,0:12:55.90,0:12:59.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Multiply that times over a thousand. Dialogue: 0,0:12:59.99,0:13:01.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's what was taken. Dialogue: 0,0:13:02.36,0:13:03.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So when we started work, Dialogue: 0,0:13:03.74,0:13:04.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my Egyptian co-director, Dialogue: 0,0:13:04.93,0:13:05.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mohamed Youssef, Dialogue: 0,0:13:05.82,0:13:06.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,approached me and said, Dialogue: 0,0:13:07.03,0:13:09.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"We must work at this one particular tomb, Dialogue: 0,0:13:09.84,0:13:11.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's been attacked by looters. Dialogue: 0,0:13:11.59,0:13:12.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we don't do anything, Dialogue: 0,0:13:12.83,0:13:13.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they'll be back." Dialogue: 0,0:13:14.05,0:13:14.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course I agreed, Dialogue: 0,0:13:15.17,0:13:16.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I didn't think we'd find anything. Dialogue: 0,0:13:17.13,0:13:19.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I thought the looters\Nhad stolen everything. Dialogue: 0,0:13:19.28,0:13:21.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What we started to find\Nwas the most incredible reliefs. Dialogue: 0,0:13:22.14,0:13:23.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, look at this painting -- Dialogue: 0,0:13:23.34,0:13:24.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's just stunning. Dialogue: 0,0:13:24.21,0:13:26.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We started finding engraved inscriptions. Dialogue: 0,0:13:27.14,0:13:28.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And even the titles of the tomb owner -- Dialogue: 0,0:13:29.15,0:13:31.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he had titles like,\N"Overseer of the Army," Dialogue: 0,0:13:31.47,0:13:32.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Overseer of the Treasury." Dialogue: 0,0:13:33.11,0:13:34.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I began to have hope. Dialogue: 0,0:13:34.59,0:13:35.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe, Dialogue: 0,0:13:35.34,0:13:37.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just maybe we would find his name. Dialogue: 0,0:13:38.20,0:13:39.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For the Ancient Egyptians, Dialogue: 0,0:13:39.53,0:13:42.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,having your name last\Nfor eternity was their goal. Dialogue: 0,0:13:43.09,0:13:44.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then one day, Dialogue: 0,0:13:44.92,0:13:46.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this appeared. Dialogue: 0,0:13:46.48,0:13:49.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the name of the tomb owner, Dialogue: 0,0:13:49.70,0:13:50.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Intf. Dialogue: 0,0:13:51.04,0:13:53.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can see it written out\Nhere in hieroglyphs. Dialogue: 0,0:13:53.84,0:13:56.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Working together with my Egyptian team, Dialogue: 0,0:13:56.60,0:14:00.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we had restored someone's name\Nfrom 3,900 years ago. Dialogue: 0,0:14:01.61,0:14:02.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So here's the thing. Dialogue: 0,0:14:03.10,0:14:07.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I promised my team\Nthat if we found his name, Dialogue: 0,0:14:08.15,0:14:10.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would ululate. Dialogue: 0,0:14:10.39,0:14:14.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ululation is a modern Egyptian\Nwoman's victory song. Dialogue: 0,0:14:16.15,0:14:18.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A promise is a promise. Dialogue: 0,0:14:19.07,0:14:22.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Intf, son of [Ippe], Dialogue: 0,0:14:22.28,0:14:24.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,overseer of the army, Dialogue: 0,0:14:24.78,0:14:25.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the justified -- Dialogue: 0,0:14:25.95,0:14:27.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is for you. Dialogue: 0,0:14:29.24,0:14:31.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Ululating) Dialogue: 0,0:14:33.67,0:14:35.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause) Dialogue: 0,0:14:40.93,0:14:42.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Working together\Nwith my Egyptian colleagues, Dialogue: 0,0:14:43.14,0:14:45.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we celebrated this moment\Nof shared discovery. Dialogue: 0,0:14:45.29,0:14:48.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What we were doing together\Nwas right and true. Dialogue: 0,0:14:48.72,0:14:50.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We found this incredible false door, Dialogue: 0,0:14:50.49,0:14:51.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,mostly intact. Dialogue: 0,0:14:51.55,0:14:54.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On it we read about Intf\Nand his inscriptions. Dialogue: 0,0:14:54.57,0:14:57.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can actually even see him seated here. Dialogue: 0,0:14:58.40,0:14:59.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What I realized Dialogue: 0,0:15:00.01,0:15:04.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that everything I had assumed\Nabout looted sites had been proved wrong. Dialogue: 0,0:15:04.70,0:15:08.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every day on site we worked together\Nwith 70 Egyptians Dialogue: 0,0:15:08.22,0:15:10.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as colleagues and friends. Dialogue: 0,0:15:11.15,0:15:13.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the face of so much\Nhatred and ignorance Dialogue: 0,0:15:13.72,0:15:15.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,against those in the Middle East, Dialogue: 0,0:15:15.82,0:15:19.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,every moment on site felt like\Na protest for peace. Dialogue: 0,0:15:20.50,0:15:21.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you work with those Dialogue: 0,0:15:21.52,0:15:25.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that don't look like you\Nor think like you or speak like you, Dialogue: 0,0:15:25.13,0:15:27.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your shared mission\Nof archaeological discovery Dialogue: 0,0:15:28.10,0:15:32.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,erases all superficial differences. Dialogue: 0,0:15:32.65,0:15:36.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What I learned this season Dialogue: 0,0:15:37.08,0:15:38.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that archaeology\Nisn't about what you find, Dialogue: 0,0:15:38.32,0:15:40.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's about what you can prove possible. Dialogue: 0,0:15:40.63,0:15:43.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So if sometimes when you travel\Nyou end up finding long lost family, Dialogue: 0,0:15:43.78,0:15:46.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not those with whom you share genes, Dialogue: 0,0:15:46.22,0:15:48.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but a shared entry in the book of like. Dialogue: 0,0:15:48.82,0:15:50.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is [Omar Farrouk], Dialogue: 0,0:15:50.76,0:15:51.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my brother. Dialogue: 0,0:15:52.23,0:15:55.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Omar's a Gufti from a village\Njust North of Luxor, Dialogue: 0,0:15:55.93,0:15:56.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,called Guft. Dialogue: 0,0:15:57.01,0:15:59.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Guftis are part of a celebrated\Ntradition in Egyptology. Dialogue: 0,0:15:59.42,0:16:02.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They help with digging\Nand [work crew] organization. Dialogue: 0,0:16:02.65,0:16:05.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Omer is my COO and CFO. Dialogue: 0,0:16:05.22,0:16:07.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I simply couldn't do work without him. Dialogue: 0,0:16:08.26,0:16:09.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One day many years ago, Dialogue: 0,0:16:10.17,0:16:11.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I was a young graduate student Dialogue: 0,0:16:11.85,0:16:15.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Omer was a young Gufti\Nwho couldn't speak much English, Dialogue: 0,0:16:15.85,0:16:16.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we learned, Dialogue: 0,0:16:16.85,0:16:17.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,completely randomly, Dialogue: 0,0:16:17.94,0:16:21.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we were born on the same year, Dialogue: 0,0:16:21.25,0:16:22.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the same month Dialogue: 0,0:16:22.79,0:16:26.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the same day six hours apart. Dialogue: 0,0:16:27.71,0:16:28.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Twins. Dialogue: 0,0:16:29.17,0:16:30.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:16:31.23,0:16:32.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Separated by an ocean, Dialogue: 0,0:16:32.49,0:16:33.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but forever connected Dialogue: 0,0:16:33.39,0:16:36.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for Ancient Egypt as our mother. Dialogue: 0,0:16:36.42,0:16:38.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I knew then we'd always work together. Dialogue: 0,0:16:38.56,0:16:40.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not in my brain, Dialogue: 0,0:16:40.81,0:16:45.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but in the part of your soul that knows\Nthat not everything can be explained. Dialogue: 0,0:16:46.75,0:16:49.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[eumar 'akhi,] Dialogue: 0,0:16:50.07,0:16:53.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[ wa'ana sawf 'ahabbak dayima.] Dialogue: 0,0:16:53.51,0:16:55.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Omer my brother, Dialogue: 0,0:16:55.42,0:16:57.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I will always love you. Dialogue: 0,0:16:58.31,0:17:00.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So just before my first dig in Egypt, Dialogue: 0,0:17:00.90,0:17:01.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my mentor -- Dialogue: 0,0:17:01.98,0:17:03.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,very famous Egyptologist, Dialogue: 0,0:17:03.68,0:17:04.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Professor William Kelley Simpson -- Dialogue: 0,0:17:04.67,0:17:06.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,called me into his office. Dialogue: 0,0:17:06.18,0:17:09.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He handed me a check for $2,000, Dialogue: 0,0:17:09.76,0:17:12.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and said, "This is to cover your expenses, Dialogue: 0,0:17:12.43,0:17:14.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have a glorious adventure this summer. Dialogue: 0,0:17:14.62,0:17:18.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Someday you will do this\Nfor someone else." Dialogue: 0,0:17:19.33,0:17:24.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thus, my TED Prize wish\Nis partial payback plus interest -- Dialogue: 0,0:17:24.81,0:17:25.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:17:25.54,0:17:29.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for a great human being's\Ngenerosity and kindess. Dialogue: 0,0:17:30.70,0:17:32.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, my wish. Dialogue: 0,0:17:33.06,0:17:38.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wish for us to discover the millions\Nof unknown archeological sites Dialogue: 0,0:17:39.54,0:17:40.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,around the world Dialogue: 0,0:17:40.61,0:17:44.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by created a 21st century army\Nof global explorerers. Dialogue: 0,0:17:44.94,0:17:47.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We'll find and protect\Nthe world's hidden heritage, Dialogue: 0,0:17:47.96,0:17:53.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which contains clues to humankind's\Ncollective resilience and creativity. Dialogue: 0,0:17:54.89,0:17:56.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause) Dialogue: 0,0:17:56.88,0:17:57.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you. Dialogue: 0,0:18:05.51,0:18:07.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So how are we going to do this? Dialogue: 0,0:18:08.29,0:18:11.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are going to build\Nwith the TED Prize money Dialogue: 0,0:18:11.86,0:18:15.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and online, crowd-sourced,\Ncitizen science platform Dialogue: 0,0:18:15.91,0:18:21.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to allow anyone in the world to engage\Nwith discovering archaeological sites. Dialogue: 0,0:18:22.98,0:18:25.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are only a couple hundred of us\Nspace archaeologists around the world. Dialogue: 0,0:18:26.21,0:18:29.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is my dream to engage the world Dialogue: 0,0:18:29.42,0:18:32.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with helping to find sites\Nand protect them. Dialogue: 0,0:18:32.85,0:18:35.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What you'll do is you'll sign in, Dialogue: 0,0:18:35.27,0:18:35.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,create a user name -- Dialogue: 0,0:18:36.08,0:18:38.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this particular username is already taken. Dialogue: 0,0:18:39.23,0:18:40.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:18:40.96,0:18:42.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You'll take a tutorial\Nand you'll start work. Dialogue: 0,0:18:42.94,0:18:44.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to note at the outset Dialogue: 0,0:18:44.38,0:18:48.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that in no way will be sharing GPS\Ndata or mapping data for sites. Dialogue: 0,0:18:48.66,0:18:51.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We want to treat them\Nlike human patient data, Dialogue: 0,0:18:51.33,0:18:52.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and not reveal your locations. Dialogue: 0,0:18:53.18,0:18:55.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You'll know you're in Northern Italy\Nor Southern Peru, Dialogue: 0,0:18:55.45,0:18:56.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but you'll certainly not know\Nexactly where you are, Dialogue: 0,0:18:56.91,0:18:58.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we've got to protect the sites. Dialogue: 0,0:18:58.86,0:19:00.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You'll then be dealt a card from a deck, Dialogue: 0,0:19:00.56,0:19:03.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whether is 20-by-20 meters\Nor 30-by-30 meters, Dialogue: 0,0:19:03.38,0:19:05.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you'll be looking then for features. Dialogue: 0,0:19:05.42,0:19:08.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My team will have [batch] processed\Nlarge amounts of satellite data Dialogue: 0,0:19:08.62,0:19:09.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,using algorithms Dialogue: 0,0:19:10.04,0:19:10.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in order for you to find things, Dialogue: 0,0:19:11.15,0:19:13.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so you'll be doing really good science. Dialogue: 0,0:19:13.27,0:19:14.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You'll then be starting to look. Dialogue: 0,0:19:15.02,0:19:15.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What do you see? Dialogue: 0,0:19:15.78,0:19:16.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do you see a temple? Dialogue: 0,0:19:16.80,0:19:18.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do you see a tomb? Dialogue: 0,0:19:18.30,0:19:19.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do you see a pyramid? Dialogue: 0,0:19:19.83,0:19:23.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do you see any potential\Nsite damage or site looting? Dialogue: 0,0:19:23.59,0:19:25.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You'll then begin to mark what's there, Dialogue: 0,0:19:25.78,0:19:26.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and off to the side Dialogue: 0,0:19:26.76,0:19:30.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are always going to be rich examples\Nof exactly what you're seeing Dialogue: 0,0:19:30.55,0:19:31.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to help guide you. Dialogue: 0,0:19:32.12,0:19:36.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All the data that you help us collect\Nwill be shared with vetted authorities, Dialogue: 0,0:19:36.60,0:19:39.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and will help create\Na new global alarm system Dialogue: 0,0:19:39.86,0:19:41.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to help protect sites. Dialogue: 0,0:19:42.48,0:19:44.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it's not just going to stop there. Dialogue: 0,0:19:45.52,0:19:48.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All the archaeologists with whom\Nwe share your discoveries Dialogue: 0,0:19:48.63,0:19:52.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will take you with them as they\Nbegin to excavate them Dialogue: 0,0:19:52.46,0:19:56.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by using Periscope, Google Plus\Nand social media. Dialogue: 0,0:19:58.29,0:19:59.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A hundred years ago, Dialogue: 0,0:19:59.78,0:20:02.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,archaeology was for the rich. Dialogue: 0,0:20:02.45,0:20:04.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,50 years ago, Dialogue: 0,0:20:04.30,0:20:05.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was for men. Dialogue: 0,0:20:05.84,0:20:08.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now it's primary for academics. Dialogue: 0,0:20:08.77,0:20:13.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our goal is to democratize the process\Nof archaeological discovery, Dialogue: 0,0:20:13.56,0:20:15.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and allow anyone to participate. Dialogue: 0,0:20:17.02,0:20:18.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,94 years ago, Dialogue: 0,0:20:19.05,0:20:21.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Howard Carter discovered\Nthe tomb of King Tut. Dialogue: 0,0:20:22.97,0:20:25.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Who is the next Howard Carter? Dialogue: 0,0:20:26.61,0:20:28.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It might be you. Dialogue: 0,0:20:30.94,0:20:32.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By creating this platform, Dialogue: 0,0:20:32.84,0:20:37.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we will find the millions of places\Noccupied by the billions of people Dialogue: 0,0:20:37.41,0:20:39.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that came before us. Dialogue: 0,0:20:39.25,0:20:42.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we want to answer the big questions\Nabout who we are Dialogue: 0,0:20:42.92,0:20:44.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and where we've come from, Dialogue: 0,0:20:44.28,0:20:48.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the answers to those questions do not lie\Nin pyramids or palaces, Dialogue: 0,0:20:48.73,0:20:52.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but in the cities and villages\Nof those that came before us. Dialogue: 0,0:20:53.46,0:20:56.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we want to learn about the past, Dialogue: 0,0:20:56.20,0:20:58.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's time we inverted the pyramids. Dialogue: 0,0:21:00.15,0:21:03.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Acknowledging that the past\Nis worth saving Dialogue: 0,0:21:03.92,0:21:06.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,means so much more -- Dialogue: 0,0:21:06.66,0:21:10.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it means that we're worth saving, too. Dialogue: 0,0:21:11.28,0:21:15.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the greatest story ever told Dialogue: 0,0:21:15.99,0:21:19.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the story of our shared human journey. Dialogue: 0,0:21:20.39,0:21:23.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the only way that we're going\Nto be able to write it, Dialogue: 0,0:21:23.88,0:21:26.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is if we do it together. Dialogue: 0,0:21:28.11,0:21:29.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Come with me. Dialogue: 0,0:21:29.91,0:21:30.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you. Dialogue: 0,0:21:31.47,0:21:33.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)