Archaeology

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of archaeology.

Talks about Archaeology

11:57

Chance Coughenour

How your pictures can help reclaim lost history

Posted Aug 2017

21:48

Sarah Parcak

Help discover ancient ruins — before it's too late

Posted Jan 2017

6:59

Sarah Parcak

Hunting for Peru's lost civilizations — with satellites

Posted Aug 2016

12:07

Gregory Heyworth

How I'm discovering the secrets of ancient texts

Posted Feb 2016

5:20 Under 6 minutes

Sarah Parcak

Archaeology from space

Posted Jun 2012

14:53

William Noel

Revealing the lost codex of Archimedes

Posted May 2012

19:37

Neil MacGregor

2600 years of history in one object

Posted Feb 2012

12:20

Ben Kacyra

Ancient wonders captured in 3D

Posted Nov 2011

17:14

Nathan Myhrvold

Archeology, animal photography, BBQ ...

Posted Jun 2008

Exclusive articles about Archaeology

What the mysterious symbols made by early humans can teach us about how we evolved

After examining dozens of Ice Age cave sites across Europe, paleoarchaeologist Genevieve von Petzinger discovered our ancestors repeatedly used 32 signs. Why? She walks us throu...

4 amazing archeological finds — and how you can help protect others like them

Space archaeologist Sarah Parcak highlights 4 thrilling recent finds — and shows us how we can safeguard ancient sites with GlobalXplorer, her new online citizen science platfor...

What the ancient past can teach us about the chaos of 2016

This year has been marked by upheaval on a global scale — and many of us are wondering: What will happen next? Satellite archaeologist and TED Prize winner Sarah Parcak shares t...