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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: 0,0:07:50.40,0:07:51.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you add to that
Dialogue: 0,0:07:51.56,0:07:54.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the thousands of other sites\Nmy team and I have discovered,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.82,0:07:58.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what we thought we knew\Npales in comparison
Dialogue: 0,0:07:58.52,0:08:00.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to what we have left to discover.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:01.09,0:08:04.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you look at the incredible work\Nthat my colleagues are doing
Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.15,0:08:05.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all around the world,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.42,0:08:07.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and what they're finding,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:07.27,0:08:12.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I believe that there are millions\Nof undiscovered archaeological sites
Dialogue: 0,0:08:12.89,0:08:14.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,left to find.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.52,0:08:17.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Discovering them will do nothing less
Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.36,0:08:21.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than unlock the full potential\Nof our existence.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:22.40,0:08:24.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we have a challenge.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:25.36,0:08:26.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Over the last year,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:26.93,0:08:29.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we've seen horrible headlines
Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.64,0:08:34.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of incredible destruction going on\Nto archaeological sites,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:34.11,0:08:37.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and massive looting by people like ISIL.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:37.54,0:08:40.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ISIL has destroyed temples at Palmyra.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:41.19,0:08:43.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Who blows up a temple?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:43.48,0:08:46.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They've destroyed the Tomb of Jonah,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:46.44,0:08:51.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we've seen looting at sites so rampant
Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.20,0:08:54.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it 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: 0,0:08:59.55,0:09:04.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's a natural extension for them\Nto destroy cultural identity as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:04.06,0:09:07.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Countless invading armies\Nhave done the same throughout history.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:07.92,0:09:11.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We know that ISIL is profiting\Nfrom the looting of sites,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:11.71,0:09:13.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we don't know the scale.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:14.09,0:09:19.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This means that any object purchased\Non the market today from the Middle East
Dialogue: 0,0:09:19.06,0:09:21.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,could potentially be funding terrorism.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:22.73,0:09:24.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When a site is looted,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:24.71,0:09:30.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's as if a puzzle already missing\N90 percent of it pieces
Dialogue: 0,0:09:30.51,0:09:33.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has had the rest obscured\Nbeyond recognition.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:33.75,0:09:36.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is ancient identity theft writ large.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:36.64,0:09:39.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We know that there are two kinds\Nof looting going on:
Dialogue: 0,0:09:39.14,0:09:42.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,looting by criminal elements like ISIL,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:42.30,0:09:47.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which of course is something that we\Ncan barely come to terms with,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:47.55,0:09:51.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then more local looting\Nby those that are desperate for money.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:51.84,0:09:55.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We would all do the same\Nto feed our families.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:55.06,0:09:57.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't blame the local looters.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:57.34,0:09:59.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I blame the middlemen,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:59.88,0:10:02.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the unethical traffickers,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:02.13,0:10:04.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and an International art market
Dialogue: 0,0:10:04.12,0:10:09.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that exploits often ambiguous\Nor even 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: 0,0:10:15.08,0:10:18.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but presently we don't have\Nany tools to stop it.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:18.64,0:10:20.53,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: 0,0:10:25.49,0:10:27.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we looked at open source data,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:27.86,0:10:30.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and mapped the entirety\Nof looting across Egypt
Dialogue: 0,0:10:30.77,0:10:33.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from 2002 to 2013.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:34.00,0:10:38.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We found evidence of looting\Nand site destruction at 267 sites,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:38.64,0:10:42.62,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: 0,0:10:44.77,0:10:46.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And putting that data together --
Dialogue: 0,0:10:46.47,0:10:49.40,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: 0,0:10:51.36,0:10:55.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as the looting got bad\Nfrom 2009, 2011, 2012 --
Dialogue: 0,0:10:55.46,0:10:57.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hundreds and hundreds of pits.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:57.41,0:10:58.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Putting all the data together,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:58.85,0:11:01.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what we found is that contrary\Nto popular opinion,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:01.94,0:11:07.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,looting did not start to get worse\Nin Egypt in 2011 after the Arab Spring,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:07.02,0:11:09.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but in 2009,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:09.14,0:11:11.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,after the global recession.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:11.28,0:11:13.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thus, we've shown with big data
Dialogue: 0,0:11:13.88,0:11:17.70,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: 0,0:11:21.75,0:11:25.81,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: 0,0:11:29.51,0:11:33.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are the generation with all the tools\Nand all the technologies to stop looting,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:33.86,0:11:36.92,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: 0,0:11:47.46,0:11:51.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where I co-led a joint mission\Nwith Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities
Dialogue: 0,0:11:51.06,0:11:52.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at a site called Lisht.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:52.72,0:11:57.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This site dates to the Middle Kingdom\Nof Egypt between 2000 and 1750 BC.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:57.98,0:12:00.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Middle Kingdom was ancient \NEgypt's Renaissance period.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:00.77,0:12:03.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After a time of intense internal strife,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:03.49,0:12:04.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and environmental challenges,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:04.89,0:12:06.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Egypt rebounded
Dialogue: 0,0:12:06.17,0:12:10.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with an incredible resurgence\Nof art, architecture and literature.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:11.06,0:12:13.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a favorite period of time\Nto study in Egypt
Dialogue: 0,0:12:13.33,0:12:15.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it teaches us so much
Dialogue: 0,0:12:15.37,0:12:19.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about how we can survive\Nand thrive after 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: 0,0:12:25.12,0:12:26.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lisht is a royal site,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:26.31,0:12:28.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there would have been thousands\Nof people buried there
Dialogue: 0,0:12:28.85,0:12:30.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who lived and worked\Nat the court of Pharaoh.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:30.97,0:12:32.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you can see this before and after --
Dialogue: 0,0:12:32.88,0:12:34.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you see dozens of looting pits --
Dialogue: 0,0:12:34.52,0:12:35.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,North Lisht.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:35.52,0:12:36.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is in South Lisht:
Dialogue: 0,0:12:36.64,0:12:38.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before and after.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:39.58,0:12:41.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we first visited the site,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:41.11,0:12:43.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we could see the tombs\Nof many high-ranking officials
Dialogue: 0,0:12:43.83,0:12:45.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that had been looted.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:45.57,0:12:48.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me put into perspective\Nfor you what was taken.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:48.45,0:12:51.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Imagine a [two-meter-by-two-meter area]
Dialogue: 0,0:12:51.42,0:12:55.37,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: 0,0:12:59.85,0:13:01.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's what was taken.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:02.23,0:13:03.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So when we started work,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:03.55,0:13:04.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my Egyptian co-director,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:04.72,0:13:05.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mohamed Youssef,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:05.72,0:13:06.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,approached me and said,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:06.86,0:13:09.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"We must work at this one particular tomb,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:09.70,0:13:11.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's been attacked by looters.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:11.48,0:13:12.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we don't do anything,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:12.67,0:13:13.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they'll be back."
Dialogue: 0,0:13:13.67,0:13:14.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course I agreed,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:14.66,0:13:16.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I didn't think we'd find anything.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:16.88,0:13:18.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I thought the looters\Nhad stolen everything.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:18.96,0:13:21.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What we started to find\Nwas the most incredible reliefs.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:21.95,0:13:23.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Look at this painting --
Dialogue: 0,0:13:23.12,0:13:24.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's just stunning.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:24.12,0:13:26.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We started finding engraved inscriptions.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:26.97,0:13:29.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And even the titles of the tomb owner --
Dialogue: 0,0:13:29.06,0:13:31.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he had titles like,\N"Overseer of the Army,"
Dialogue: 0,0:13:31.40,0:13:32.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Overseer of the Treasury."
Dialogue: 0,0:13:32.97,0:13:34.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I began to have hope.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:34.31,0:13:35.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:35.31,0:13:38.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just maybe we would find his name.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:38.13,0:13:39.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For the ancient Egyptians,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:39.41,0:13:42.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,having their name last\Nfor eternity was their goal.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:43.00,0:13:44.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then one day,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:44.74,0:13:45.92,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: 0,0:13:49.50,0:13:50.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Intf.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:50.92,0:13:53.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can see it written out\Nhere in hieroglyphs.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:53.70,0:13:56.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Working together with my Egyptian team,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:56.44,0:14:00.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we had restored someone's name\Nfrom 3,900 years ago.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:01.41,0:14:02.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So here's the thing.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:03.13,0:14:07.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I promised my team\Nthat if we found his name,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:07.89,0:14:09.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would ululate.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:09.94,0:14:10.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:14:11.11,0:14:14.91,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: 0,0:14:19.07,0:14:22.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Intf, Son of [Ippe],
Dialogue: 0,0:14:22.20,0:14:24.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Overseer of the Army,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:24.72,0:14:25.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Justified --
Dialogue: 0,0:14:25.72,0:14:27.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is for you.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:29.24,0:14:31.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Ululating)
Dialogue: 0,0:14:33.07,0:14:35.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:14:40.84,0:14:42.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Working together\Nwith my Egyptian colleagues,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:42.98,0:14:45.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we celebrated this moment\Nof shared discovery.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:45.19,0:14:48.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What we were doing together\Nwas right and true.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:48.64,0:14:50.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We found this incredible false door,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:50.37,0:14:51.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,mostly intact.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:51.37,0:14:54.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On it we read about Intf\Nand his inscriptions.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:54.38,0:14:56.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can actually even see him seated here.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:58.40,0:14:59.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What I realized
Dialogue: 0,0:14:59.73,0:15:04.38,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\Ntogether with 70 Egyptians
Dialogue: 0,0:15:08.05,0:15:10.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as colleagues and friends.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:11.01,0:15:13.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the face of so much\Nhatred and ignorance
Dialogue: 0,0:15:13.60,0:15:15.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,against those in the Middle East,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:15.72,0:15:19.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,every moment on site felt like\Na protest for peace.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:20.28,0:15:22.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you work with those\Nthat don't look like you,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:22.65,0:15:25.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or think like you, or speak like you,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:25.08,0:15:27.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your shared mission\Nof archaeological discovery
Dialogue: 0,0:15:27.98,0:15:30.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,erases all superficial differences.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:32.30,0:15:33.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What I learned this season
Dialogue: 0,0:15:33.87,0:15:37.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that archaeology\Nisn't about what you find,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:37.01,0:15:39.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's about what you can prove possible.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:40.50,0:15:43.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, sometimes when you travel\Nyou end up finding long lost family,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:43.60,0:15:46.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not those with whom you share genes,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:46.12,0:15:48.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but a shared entry in the book of life.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:48.67,0:15:50.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is [Omer Farrouk],
Dialogue: 0,0:15:50.52,0:15:51.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my brother.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:52.15,0:15:55.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Omar's a Gufti from a village\Njust North of Luxor,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:55.69,0:15:56.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,called Guft.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:56.75,0:15:59.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Guftis are part of a celebrated\Ntradition in Egyptology.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:59.39,0:16:02.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They help with digging\Nand [work crew] organization.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:02.62,0:16:05.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Omer is my COO and CFO.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:05.07,0:16:07.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I simply couldn't do work without him.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:08.26,0:16:09.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One day many years ago,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:09.84,0:16:11.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I was a young graduate student
Dialogue: 0,0:16:11.60,0:16:15.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Omer was a young Gufti\Nwho couldn't speak much English,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:15.74,0:16:16.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we learned,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:16.78,0:16:17.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,completely randomly,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:17.82,0:16:20.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we were born on the same year,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:20.99,0:16:22.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the same month
Dialogue: 0,0:16:22.73,0:16:26.67,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: 0,0:16:28.81,0:16:30.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:16:31.11,0:16:32.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Separated by an ocean,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:32.38,0:16:33.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but forever connected
Dialogue: 0,0:16:33.40,0:16:35.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for Ancient Egypt as our mother.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:36.20,0:16:38.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I knew then we'd always work together.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:38.42,0:16:40.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not in my brain,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:40.76,0:16:45.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but in the part of your soul that knows\Nthat not everything can be explained.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:46.52,0:16:47.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Arabic)
Dialogue: 0,0:16:47.52,0:16:50.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Omer by brother,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:50.04,0:16:52.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I will always love you.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:52.80,0:16:53.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(English)
Dialogue: 0,0:16:53.80,0:16:55.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Omer my brother,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:55.38,0:16:57.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I will always love you.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:58.20,0:17:00.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So just before my first dig in Egypt,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:00.73,0:17:01.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my mentor --
Dialogue: 0,0:17:01.82,0:17:03.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,very famous Egyptologist,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:03.03,0:17:04.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Professor William Kelley Simpson --
Dialogue: 0,0:17:04.70,0:17:06.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,called me into his office.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:06.13,0:17:09.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He handed me a check for $2,000,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:09.57,0:17:12.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and said, "This is to cover your expenses,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:12.34,0:17:14.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have a glorious adventure this summer.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:14.90,0:17:18.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Someday you will do this\Nfor someone else."
Dialogue: 0,0:17:19.33,0:17:23.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thus, my TED Prize wish\Nis partial payback plus interest --
Dialogue: 0,0:17:23.81,0:17:24.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:17:24.81,0:17:28.97,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: 0,0:17:33.06,0:17:38.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wish for us to discover the millions\Nof unknown archaeological sites
Dialogue: 0,0:17:38.55,0:17:40.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,around the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:40.38,0:17:44.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By creating a 21st-century army\Nof global explorers,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:44.72,0:17:47.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we'll find and protect\Nthe world's hidden heritage,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:47.84,0:17:53.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which contains clues to humankind's\Ncollective resilience and creativity.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:54.72,0:17:56.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:17:56.32,0:17:57.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:57.32,0:17:58.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:18:05.51,0:18:07.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So how are we going to do this?
Dialogue: 0,0:18:08.23,0:18:11.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are going to build\Nwith the TED Prize money
Dialogue: 0,0:18:11.74,0:18:15.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an online, crowdsource,\Ncitizen science platform
Dialogue: 0,0:18:15.82,0:18:21.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to allow anyone in the world to engage\Nwith discovering archaeological sites.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:22.82,0:18:26.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are only a couple hundred of us\Nspace archaeologists around the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:26.39,0:18:29.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is my dream to engage the world
Dialogue: 0,0:18:29.33,0:18:32.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with helping to find sites\Nand protect them.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:32.77,0:18:35.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What you'll do is you'll sign in,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:35.03,0:18:36.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,create a username --
Dialogue: 0,0:18:36.04,0:18:38.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this particular username is already taken.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:38.83,0:18:39.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:18:40.81,0:18:42.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You'll take a tutorial\Nand you'll start work.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:42.90,0:18:44.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to note at the outset
Dialogue: 0,0:18:44.34,0:18:48.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that in no way will be sharing\NGPS data or mapping data for sites.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:48.60,0:18:51.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We want to treat them\Nlike human patient data,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:51.22,0:18:53.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and not reveal their locations.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:53.12,0:18:55.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You'll know you're in Northern Italy\Nor Southern Peru,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:55.66,0:18:58.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but you'll certainly not know\Nexactly where you are,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:58.09,0:18:59.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we've got to protect the sites.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:59.56,0:19:01.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You'll then be dealt a card from a deck,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:01.47,0:19:03.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whether is 20-by-20 meters\Nor 30-by-30 meters,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:03.64,0:19:05.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you'll be looking then for features.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:05.58,0:19:08.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My team will have batch processed\Nlarge amounts of satellite data
Dialogue: 0,0:19:08.63,0:19:09.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,using algorithms
Dialogue: 0,0:19:09.80,0:19:11.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in order for you to find things,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:11.34,0:19:13.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so you'll be doing really good science.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:13.27,0:19:14.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You'll then be starting to look.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:14.80,0:19:15.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What do you see?
Dialogue: 0,0:19:15.80,0:19:16.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do you see a temple?
Dialogue: 0,0:19:16.80,0:19:18.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do you see a tomb?
Dialogue: 0,0:19:18.13,0:19:19.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do you see a pyramid?
Dialogue: 0,0:19:19.83,0:19:23.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do you see any potential\Nsite damage or site looting?
Dialogue: 0,0:19:23.55,0:19:25.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You'll then begin to mark what's there,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:25.69,0:19:26.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and off to the side
Dialogue: 0,0:19:26.69,0:19:30.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are always going to be rich examples\Nof exactly what you're seeing
Dialogue: 0,0:19:30.47,0:19:31.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to help guide you.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:31.86,0:19:36.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All the data that you help us collect\Nwill be shared with vetted authorities,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:36.49,0:19:39.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and will help create\Na new global alarm system
Dialogue: 0,0:19:39.77,0:19:41.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to help protect sites.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:42.36,0:19:44.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it's not just going to stop there.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:45.52,0:19:48.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All the archaeologists with whom\Nwe share your discoveries
Dialogue: 0,0:19:48.65,0:19:52.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will take you with them\Nas they begin to excavate them
Dialogue: 0,0:19:52.41,0:19:56.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by using Periscope, Google Plus\Nand social media.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:58.18,0:19:59.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,100 years ago,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:59.60,0:20:01.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,archaeology was for the rich.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:02.27,0:20:04.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,50 years ago,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:04.16,0:20:05.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was for men.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:05.80,0:20:08.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now it's primarily for academics.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:08.77,0:20:13.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our goal is to democratize the process\Nof archaeological discovery,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:13.47,0:20:16.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and allow anyone to participate.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:16.94,0:20:18.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,94 years ago,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:18.96,0:20:21.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Howard Carter discovered\Nthe tomb of King Tut.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:22.93,0:20:25.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Who is the next Howard Carter?
Dialogue: 0,0:20:26.55,0:20:28.18,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: 0,0:20:32.68,0:20:37.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we will find the millions of places\Noccupied by the billions of people
Dialogue: 0,0:20:37.30,0:20:38.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that came before us.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:39.40,0:20:42.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we want to answer the big questions\Nabout who we are
Dialogue: 0,0:20:42.92,0:20:44.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and where we've come from,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:44.20,0:20:48.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the answers to those questions\Ndo not lie in pyramids or palaces,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:48.64,0:20:52.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but in the cities and villages\Nof those that came before us.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:53.36,0:20:56.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we want to learn about the past,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:56.09,0:20:58.86,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: 0,0:21:03.75,0:21:06.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,means so much more --
Dialogue: 0,0:21:06.57,0:21:10.86,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: 0,0:21:15.84,0:21:19.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the story of our shared human journey.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:20.39,0:21:23.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the only way that we're going\Nto be able to write it
Dialogue: 0,0:21:23.76,0:21:26.63,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: 0,0:21:29.86,0:21:30.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:30.87,0:21:32.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)