Amateurs can hunt relics with modern Indiana Jones


  • TECH
  • Wednesday, 01 Feb 2017

Search, find: Visitors to the website are invited to sign in and take a quick tutorial before virtually hunting relics and thieves. Pictured is Verghese and Parcak.

A technology-wielding archeologist billed as a real-world Indiana Jones launched an online platform that lets anyone help discover archeological wonders and fight looting.

A "citizen science" platform that space archaeologist Sarah Parcak wished for a year ago as part of a coveted TED prize went live at GlobalXplorer.org .

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