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Jul 2024
52m 22s

Space Archaeology with Sarah Parcak

NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON
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Who really built the pyramids? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice learn about space archaeology, LIDAR, and discovering tombs, pyramids, and new Nazca lines with space archaeologist Sarah Parcak. 
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