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It's both Indiana Jones and 'National Geographic' that inspired me to be an Egyptologist.

- Sarah Parcak
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People were looting tombs 5,000 years ago in Egypt as soon as people were buried, but the problem is only getting worse and worse.

Discoveries aren't made by one person exploring by themselves. And discoveries aren't made overnight. People don't see the thousands of hours that go into it.

I'm looking at looting photos from space, and there are people putting their lives on the line every day protecting their heritage. I call these people the real culture heroes.

Looting speaks to a lack of economic opportunities - frankly, we all would loot, too, if our families' continued survival depended on it.

Indiana Jones is old school; we've moved on from Indy. Sorry, Harrison Ford.

What satellites help to show us is we've actually only found a fraction of a percent of ancient settlements and sites all over the world... It's the most exciting time in history to be an archaeologist.

We've found that patterns of site looting have increased between 500 and 1000 percent since the start of the Arab Spring. Now this is a problem as old as human beings. People were looting tombs 5,000 years ago in Egypt as soon as people were buried, but the problem is only getting worse and worse.

Satellite datasets like WorldView can see objects as small as 1.5 feet in diameter. In 2014, WorldView-3 will be able to see objects a small as a foot.

Choosing an unconventional career path - I am not a traditional Egyptologist by any means. I found what I love, and I have stuck with it.

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It's both Indiana Jones and 'National Geographic' that inspired me to be an Egyptologist.

It's both Indiana Jones and 'National Geographic' that inspired me to be an Egyptologist.

It's both Indiana Jones and 'National Geographic' that inspired me to be an Egyptologist.

It's both Indiana Jones and 'National Geographic' that inspired me to be an Egyptologist.

It's both Indiana Jones and 'National Geographic' that inspired me to be an Egyptologist.

It's both Indiana Jones and 'National Geographic' that inspired me to be an Egyptologist.

It's both Indiana Jones and 'National Geographic' that inspired me to be an Egyptologist.

It's both Indiana Jones and 'National Geographic' that inspired me to be an Egyptologist.

It's both Indiana Jones and 'National Geographic' that inspired me to be an Egyptologist.

It's both Indiana Jones and 'National Geographic' that inspired me to be an Egyptologist.

It's both Indiana Jones and 'National Geographic' that inspired me to be an Egyptologist.

It's both Indiana Jones and 'National Geographic' that inspired me to be an Egyptologist.

It's both Indiana Jones and 'National Geographic' that inspired me to be an Egyptologist.

It's both Indiana Jones and 'National Geographic' that inspired me to be an Egyptologist.

It's both Indiana Jones and 'National Geographic' that inspired me to be an Egyptologist.