Hunting for Peru's lost civilizations -- with satellites | Sarah Parcak

Translator: Mathias Mosskov Reviewer: Anders Finn Jørgensen

In July of 1911,

I juli 1991

a 35-year-old Yale graduate and professor set out from his rainforest camp

forlod en 35-årig Yale-professor hans lejr i regnskoven

with his team.

med hans hold.

After climbing a steep hill

Efter han havde besteget en stejl skråning

and wiping the sweat from his brow,

og tørret svedet væk fra panden,

he described what he saw beneath him.

beskrev han hvad han så under ham.

He saw rising from the dense rainforest foliage

Han kunne se noget fra den tætte regnskov

this incredible interlocking maze of structures

En utrolig og sammensat labyrint af strukturer

built of granite,

bygget af granit

beautifully put together.

og sat smukt sammen.

What's amazing about this project

Det utrolige ved det her projekt er,

is that it was the first funded by National Geographic,

at det først var beskrevet i National Geographic,

and it graced the front cover of its magazine in 1912.

og prydede forsiden af magasinet i 1912

This professor used state-of-the-art photography equipment

Professoren brugte topmoderne fotografi-udstyr

to record the site,

til at optage stedet,

forever changing the face of exploration.

og ændrede på synet af opdagelsen.

The site was Machu Picchu,

Opdagelsen var Machu Picchu.

discovered and explored by Hiram Bingham.

Opdaget og undersøgt af Hiram Bingham.

When he saw the site, he asked,

Da han så stedet, spurgte han:

"This is an impossible dream.

"Dette er en uvirkelig drøm."

What could it be?"

"Hvad kan det være?"

So today,

Så i dag,

100 years later,

100 år senere,

I invite you all on an incredible journey with me,

Inviterer jeg jer alle på en utroligt rejse med mig.

a 37-year-old Yale graduate and professor.

En 37-årig Yale-professor.

(Cheers)

(Tilråb)

We will do nothing less than use state-of-the-art technology

Vi vil bruge topmoderne teknologi,

to map an entire country.

til at kortlægge et helt land.

This is a dream started by Hiram Bingham,

Hiram Bingham startede denne drøm,

but we are expanding it to the world,

Men vi udvider drømmen til hele verden,

making archaeological exploration more open, inclusive,

og gør arkæologiske opdagelser mere tilgængelige,

and at a scale simply not previously possible.

på en måde, der ikke tidligere har været muligt.

This is why I am so excited

Derfor er jeg så glad for,

to share with you all today

at dele det her med jer i dag.

that we will begin the 2016 TED Prize platform

Vi vil begynde platformen præmieret af TED-prisen 2016,

in Latin America,

i Sydamerika,

more specifically Peru.

mere specifikt Peru.

(Applause)

(Bifald)

Thank you.

Tak.

We will be taking Hiram Bingham's impossible dream

Vi vil tage Hiram Binghams umulige drøm,

and turning it into an amazing future

og gøre den til en del af fremtiden,

that we can all share in together.

som vi alle kan dele.

So Peru doesn't just have Machu Picchu.

Peru har ikke blot Machu Picchu.

It has absolutely stunning jewelry,

Landet har utrolige smykker,

like what you can see here.

som I kan se her.

It has amazing Moche pottery of human figures.

De har flotte Moche-potter af menneskekroppen.

It has the Nazca Lines

De har Nazca-linjerne,

and amazing textiles.

og utrolige tekstiler.

So as part of the TED Prize platform,

Som en del af online-platformen præmieret af TED,

we are going to partnering with some incredible organizations,

vil vi samarbejde med fantastiske organisationer.

first of all with DigitalGlobe, the world's largest provider

DigitalGlobe, som er verdens største leverandør

of high-resolution commercial satellite imagery.

af høj-opløsningsbilleder fra satellitter.

They're going to be helping us build out

De vil hjælpe os med at bygge,

this amazing crowdsourcing platform they have.

en crowdsourcing-platform, som de allerede selv har.

Maybe some of you used it

Måske har nogle af jer brugt den,

with the MH370 crash and search for the airplane.

til at hjælpe med eftersøgningen af flyet MH370.

Of course, they'll also be providing us with the satellite imagery.

De vil give os satellitbilleder.

National Geographic will be helping us with education and of course exploration.

National Geographic vil hjælpe os med uddannelse og udforskning.

As well, they'll be providing us with rich content for the platform,

De vil hjælpe med at bygge platformen,

including some of the archival imagery like you saw at the beginning of this talk

ved at give os arkivbilleder,

and some of their documentary footage.

og noget af deres dokumentariske materiale.

We've already begun to build and plan the platform,

Vi er allerede begyndt at bygge platformen,

and I'm just so excited.

og jeg er så spændt.

So here's the cool part.

Så. Nu kommer den fede del.

My team, headed up by Chase Childs,

Mit hold ledes af Chase Childs,

is already beginning to look at some of the satellite imagery.

og vi er begyndt at kigge på nogle af satellitbillederne.

Of course, what you can see here is 0.3-meter data.

Det du ser her,

This is site called Chan Chan in northern Peru.

er et sted kaldet Chan Chan i det nordlige Peru,

It dates to 850 AD.

og er dateret til år 850 e.Kr.

It's a really amazing city, but let's zoom in.

Det er en utrolig by, men lad os zoome ind.

This is the type and quality of data that you all will get to see.

Det er den her data-kvalitet, som vi får.

You can see individual structures, individual buildings.

Du kan se strukturerne på enkelte bygninger.

And we've already begun to find previously unknown sites.

Vi er allerede begyndt at finde ukendte steder.

What we can say already is that as part of the platform,

Vi kan allerede se, at ved hjælp af platformen,

you will all help discover thousands of previously unknown sites,

har i alle hjulpet med at finde ukendte steder,

like this one here,

som det her,

and this potentially large one here.

og et potentiel stort, som her.

Unfortunately, we've also begun to uncover large-scale looting at sites,

Desværre har vi også opdaget en massiv plyndring,

like what you see here.

som du kan se her.

So many sites in Peru are threatened,

So mange steder i Peru er i fare,

but the great part is that all of this data

men den gode nyhed er, at alt det her data,

is going to be shared with archaeologists on the front lines

bliver delt med arkæologer i frontlinjen,

of protecting these sites.

som arbejder på at beskytte stederne.

So I was just in Peru, meeting with their Minister of Culture

Jeg har lige været i Peru, hvor jeg mødte kulturministeren

as well as UNESCO.

og UNESCO.

We'll be collaborating closely with them.

Vi arbejder tæt sammen med dem.

Just so you all know,

Blot så i ved det,

the site is going to be in both English and Spanish,

så bliver platformen på både engelsk og spansk,

which is absolutely essential to make sure

hvilket er essentielt for at sikre,

that people in Peru and across Latin America can participate.

at indbyggere i Peru og Sydamerika kan deltage.

Our main project coprincipal investigator is the gentleman you see here,

Projektets hovedefterforsker, er denne gentleman,

Dr. Luis Jaime Castillo,

Dr. Luis Jaime Castillo,

professor at Catholic University.

professer ved Catholic University.

As a respected Peruvian archaeologist and former vice-minister,

Som en respekteret arkæolog og tidligere vice-minister,

Dr. Castillo will be helping us coordinate and share the data with archaeologists

vil Dr. Castillo hjælpe os med at dele dataene med arkæologer,

so they can explore these sites on the ground.

så de kan udforske stederne på landjorden.

He also runs this amazing drone mapping program,

Han leder også et droneprogram,

some of the images of which you can see behind me here and here.

som har optaget nogle af billederne som i kan se bag mig.

And this data will be incorporated into the platform,

Data fra dronerne vil blive en del af platformen,

and also he'll be helping to image some of the new sites you help find.

og Dr. Castillo vil også hjælpe med, at kortlægge de nye steder I finder.

Our on-the-ground partner

Vores partner på landjorden,

who will be helping us with education, outreach,

vil hjælpe os med uddannelse,

as well as site preservation components,

Derudover vil et initiativ hjælpe os med at bevare stederne.

is the Sustainable Preservation Initiative,

The Sustainable Preservation Initiative, SPI,

led by Dr. Larry Coben.

ledes af Dr. Larry Coben.

Some of you may not be aware

Nogle af jer, er måske klar over,

that some of the world's poorest communities

at nogle af verdens mest fattige samfund,

coexist with some of the world's most well-known archaeological sites.

lever side om side, med verdens mest kendte arkæologiske steder.

What SPI does

SPI vil hjælpe,

is it helps to empower these communities,

med at omfavne de her samfund.

in particular women,

Især kvinder,

with new economic approaches and business training.

som får økonomisk hjælp og iværksætter-træning.

So it helps to teach them to create beautiful handicrafts

Så SPI hjælper dem med at lave smukt håndværk,

which are then sold on to tourists.

som bliver solgt til turister.

This empowers the women to treasure their cultural heritage

Det hjælper kvinder til at sætte pris på deres kulturelle arv,

and take ownership of it.

og tage ejerskab over den.

I had the opportunity to spend some time with 24 of these women

Jeg har haft mulighed for at bruge noget tid med 24 kvinder

at a well-known archaeological site called Pachacamac, just outside Lima.

ved en kendt arkæologisk udgravning, Pachacamac, lige udenfor Lima.

These women were unbelievably inspiring,

De her kvinder er unægteligt inspirerende,

and what's great is that SPI will help us transform communities

og SPI vil hjælpe os med at omdanne samfundene

near some of the sites that you help to discover.

nær nogle af de steder, som i hjælper med at finde.

Peru is just the beginning.

Peru er bare begyndelsen.

We're going to be expanding this platform to the world,

Vi vil udvide platformen til hele verden,

but already I've gotten thousands of emails

og jeg har allerede fået tusindvis af emails

from people all across the world -- professors, educators, students,

fra folk fra hele verden. Professorer, undervisere, studerende,

and other archaeologists -- who are so excited to help participate.

og andre arkæologer, som er ivrige efter at hjælpe.

In fact, they're already suggesting amazing places for us to help discover,

Faktisk har de allerede foreslået utrolige steder, som de vil have os til at opdage,

including Atlantis.

herunder Atlantis.

I don't know if we're going to be looking for Atlantis,

Jeg ved ikke, om vi vil lede efter Atlantis,

but you never know.

men man ved aldrig.

So I'm just so excited to launch this platform.

Jeg er bare så ivrig efter at lancere platformen.

It's going to be launched formally by the end of the year.

Den bliver officielt lanceret i slutningen af det her år.

And I have to say,

Og jeg må sige,

if what my team has already discovered in the past few weeks are any indication,

hvis det, som mit hold har fundet i de sidste par uger, indikerer noget,

what the world discovers is just going to be beyond imagination.

så er det kun fantasien der sætter grænser for, hvad vi kommer til at se.

Make sure to hold on to your alpacas.

Hold godt fast i jeres bjergkamel.

Thank you very much.

Mange tak.

(Applause)

(Bifald)

Thank you.

Mange tak.

(Applause)

(Bifald)