Help discover ancient ruins -- before it's too late | Sarah Parcak

翻译人员: nina meng 校对人员: Jiawei Ni

As an archaeologist,

身为考古学家，

I'm most often asked what my favorite discovery is.

我经常被问到 “你最喜欢哪一个发现？”

The answer's easy:

答案很简单：

my husband, Greg.

我的丈夫，Greg。

(Laughter)

（笑声）

We met in Egypt on my first dig.

我们相遇于我第一次 在埃及挖掘的时候。

It was my first lesson in finding unexpected, wonderful things.

这是我第一个意料之外的美好发现。

This began an incredible archaeological partnership.

一段不可思议的 考古伙伴关系就此展开。

Years later, I proposed to him in front of our favorite pair statue

几年后，在有着 4600 年历史的开罗博物馆，

of the Prince and Princess Rahotep and Nofret,

我们最喜欢的一对雕像——

Rahotep 王子和 Nofret 公主 的雕像的见证下，

in the Cairo Museum,

dating to 4,600 years ago.

我向他求婚了。

I thought if I was going to ask Greg to spend the rest of this life with me,

我想如果我要开口 请求 Greg 和我共度余生，

then I should ask him in front of two people

那么我应该在这两个

who had pledged to be together for eternity.

承诺永结同心的人面前问他。

These symbols endure because when we look at them,

因为当我们看着他们时，

we're looking at mirrors.

我们也看到了自己。

They are powerful reminders

他们强烈地提醒着我们：

that our common humanity has not changed.

共同的人性并未改变。

The thrill of archaeological discovery is as powerful as love,

考古发现的震撼力量与爱情一样伟大，

因为远古的历史如同 最诱人的情妇般令人神往。

because ancient history is the most seductive mistress imaginable.

Many archaeologists have devoted their lives

许多考古学家投入毕生精力

to unraveling the mysteries of the past

去揭开历史的神秘面纱，

under hot suns

无论是在炙烤的烈日下，

and Arctic winds

在极地寒风中，

and in dense rainforests.

还是在茂密的热带雨林里。

Many seek.

很多人在追寻，

Some discover.

而有些人找到了。

大家都在充满无限可能的庙宇膜拜，

All worship at the temple of possibility

that one discovery might change history.

希望能寻得一个可能改变历史的发现。

On my first day in Egypt, I worked at a site

在埃及的第一天，

in the Northeast Egyptian Delta called Mendes, dating to 4,200 years ago,

我在挖掘埃及三角洲 东北的门迪斯遗址，那是一处距今

in a cemetery.

4200 年的墓地。

That's a picture of me --

这张照片中的我

完全沉浸在幸福里。

I'm just in my bliss.

On the dig, surrounded by emerald green rice paddies,

在挖掘过程中，我们被 绿油油的稻田环绕着，

I discovered an intact pot.

我发现了一个完好的锅。

Flipping it over,

翻转过来，

I discovered a human thumbprint left by whoever made the vessel.

我发现了一枚造锅者留下的指纹。

For a moment, time stood still.

在那个瞬间，时间静止了，

I didn't know where I was.

我不知身在何处，

It was because at that moment I realized,

因为当下我意识到

when we dig,

当我们挖掘时，

we're digging for people,

我们寻找的是人类，

not things.

而不是物品。

Never are we so present as when we are in the midst of the great past.

身处在这段伟大的历史中， 我感受到了从未有过的愉悦。

I can't tell you how many times I've stood in front of the Pyramids of Giza,

我无法告诉你我有多少次 在胡夫金字塔前，

and they leave me speechless.

激动得说不出话来。

I feel like the luckiest person in the world.

我觉得自己是世界上最幸运的人。

They're a monument to our human brilliance and everything that is possible.

它们是人类辉煌成就的纪念碑， 也启示着一切皆有可能。

Many cannot process their brilliance as human --

很多人不相信这是人类的智慧所为——

they think aliens built them.

他们认这些是外星人建造的。

But this is ridiculous.

这当然是无稽之谈。

All you need to do is get up close and personal,

你只需靠近它观察，

and see the hidden hand of man

便可在建造工具留下的凿痕中

in the chisel marks left by the tools that built them.

找到人类劳作的证据。

胡夫金字塔由总计 230 万块石头

The Great Pyramid of Giza was built one stone at a time

with 2.3 million blocks,

一块块堆砌而成，

with incredible bureaucratic efficiency.

这要归功于无与伦比的组织效率。

It is not the pyramids that stand the test of time;

经受住时间考验的不是金字塔；

it is human ingenuity.

而是人类的聪明才智。

That is our shared human brilliance.

那是人类共有的智慧结晶。

History may be cyclical,

历史也许是循环往复的，

but we are singular.

但是我们是独一无二的。

I love what I do,

我热爱我的工作，

because I learn that we haven't changed.

因为我知道，人类从未改变。

I get to read about mother-in-law jokes from Mesopotamia

我读到 3500 年前 美索不达米亚

from 3,500 years ago.

的婆婆笑话。

(Laughter)

（笑声）

I get to hear about neighbors cursing each other

我听到 4600 年前

埃及邻居间的咒骂，

from 4,600 years ago in Egypt.

And my absolute favorite, from 3,300 years ago in Luxor:

而我最爱的是一段 3300 年前在卢克索的铭文：

an inscription that describes schoolboys who cut class to go drinking.

描述了一群学生逃课去喝酒。

(Laughter)

（笑声）

Kids these days.

和现在的孩子们一模一样。

(Laughter)

（笑声）

I get to see the most incredible architecture,

我看到了最不可思议的建筑，

see stunning sculptures --

看到了令人吃惊的雕塑——

这算得上是石像版的自拍——

I mean, this is basically a selfie in stone --

and see that we've always rocked serious bling.

看到了我们一直喜欢 闪闪发光的东西。

And also, we've been posting on walls

我们也在墙上张贴公告，

and obsessing about cats --

对猫痴迷——

(Laughter)

（笑声）

for thousands of years.

几千年来都是这样。

(Laughter)

（笑声）

(Applause)

（掌声）

Archaeologists are the cultural memory preservers

考古学家是文化的保存者，

and the spokespeople

为数十亿的古人和

for the billions of people and the thousands of cultures

成千上万年

的古文化发言。

that came before us.

Good science, imagination and a leap of faith

我们用科学、想象和信念

are the trifecta we use to raise the dead.

让逝者起死回生。

In the last year,

去年，

考古学家所做出的卓越发现包括：

archaeologists have made incredible discoveries, including:

在南非发现了新的人类祖先；

new human ancestors from South Africa;

tools from 3.3 million years ago --

在肯尼亚发现了 330 万年前的工具——

these are the oldest tools ever discovered --

这是目前发现

in Kenya.

的最古老的工具；

And this, from a series of medical implements found

还有从 1718 年的黑胡子号船里的

from Blackbeard's ship from 1718.

发现的一系列医用器具，

What you're looking at is a medical tool used to treat syphilis.

这个是用来治疗梅毒的。

Ouch!

听起来很疼啊！

(Laughter)

（笑声）

For each of these,

这里的每一件物品，

there are thousands of other incredibly important discoveries

都伴随着数以千计被我的同事发现，

made by my colleagues,

但没有成为

that do not make headlines.

新闻头条的古物。

However, I believe that the most important thing we do as archaeologists

尽管如此，我相信 考古学家最重要的使命，

is acknowledge that past people existed

就是承认古人存在过，

and lived lives worth learning about.

并且他们的生活值得我们去研究。

Can you even imagine what the world would be like today

各位能否想象， 如果我们以这种方式看待所有人类，

if we acknowledged all human beings in this way?

今天的世界会是什么样子？

So, on a dig, we have a challenge:

所以，在挖掘时我们总会面对挑战：

it often looks like this.

通常像这样，

You can't see anything.

你看不到任何东西。

Where are we going to start digging?

我们要在哪里开始挖掘？

This is from a site south of Cairo.

这是来自开罗南部的一个地方，

Let's have a look from space.

如果我们从天空往下看，

Again, you can't really see much.

还是看不出什么。

What you're looking at is a WorldView-3 satellite image,

这是遥测卫星"世界观3号” 观测到的图像，

which has a .3 meter resolution.

分辨率为 0.3 米，

That's 10 inches.

约 10 英寸，

This means that you can zoom in from 400 miles in space

这意味着，可从 400 英里的高空，

and see your tablets.

拉近并看到你的平板电脑。

How do I know about this?

我如何知道这一点呢?

It's because I'm a space archaeologist.

因为我是个太空考古学家。

Let me repeat that.

让我再说一遍：

I am a space archaeologist.

我是个太空考古学家。

This means --

这意味着——

(Applause)

谢谢。

Thank you.

（笑声）

This means I use satellite images and process them using algorithms,

这意味着我使用卫星图像数据， 并用算法处理它们，

and look at subtle differences in the light spectrum

查找光谱中的细微区别，

that indicate buried things under the ground

让我可以去开掘和调查地底埋藏之物，

that I get to go excavate and survey.

以揭示它们的奥秘。

By the way --

顺便一提——

NASA has a Space Archaeology program,

美国宇航局有一个太空考古项目，

so it's a real job.

所以，这是一份真实的工作。

(Laughter)

（笑声）

So, let's have a look again.

让我们再看看，

We're back at the site just south of Cairo.

回到开罗南部的考古遗址。

You can't see anything.

看不到任何东西。

Keep your eye on the red rectangle.

现在注意这个红色的矩形，

When we process the image using algorithms --

用算法处理这个图像后——

think like a space-based CAT scan --

想象它是太空的断层扫描仪——

this is what you see.

会看到这样的景象。

This rectilinear form is an ancient tomb

这块矩形是一个古代墓地。

that is previously unknown and unexcavated,

从未被发现或发掘过，

and you all are the first people to see it in thousands of years.

而你们是千年之后首次看到它的人。

(Applause)

（掌声）

I believe we have barely scratched the surface

我相信等待我们去发现的遗址很多，

in terms of what's left to discover.

而我们仅仅触及了皮毛。

In the Egyptian Delta alone,

仅仅在埃及三角洲一处，

we've excavated less than one-1000th of one percent

我们已经开掘的遗址还不到

of the total volume of Egyptian sites.

埃及遗址总量的 0.1%。

When you add to that the thousands of other sites

如果加上数以千计

my team and I have discovered,

我和同事发现的遗址，

what we thought we knew pales in comparison

我们认为已经知道的

还是远远比不上仍待我们去发现的。

to what we have left to discover.

When you look at the incredible work

看看我的同事在世界各地

that my colleagues are doing all around the world

的惊人工作

and what they're finding,

和发现，

I believe that there are millions of undiscovered archaeological sites

我相信，还有数百万尚未被发现

left to find.

的考古遗址。

Discovering them will do nothing less

发现那些遗址，

than unlock the full potential of our existence.

将会开启人类存在的全部潜能。

But we have a challenge.

但我们面临一个挑战。

Over the last year,

过去一年里，

we've seen horrible headlines

我们看到了恐怖的新闻标题，

of incredible destruction going on to archaeological sites,

报道考古遗址遭到惊人的破坏，

and massive looting by people like ISIL.

遭到伊斯兰恐怖组织之类 的大规模掠夺。

ISIL has destroyed temples at Palmyra.

他们已经毁坏了位于帕迈拉的寺庙。

Who blows up a temple?

什么样的人会炸毁寺庙啊？

They've destroyed the Tomb of Jonah.

他们毁坏了约拿的坟墓。

And we've seen looting at sites so rampant,

我们看到了如此猖獗的掠夺，

it looks like craters of the moon.

看起来就像月亮上的陨石坑。

Knowing ISIL's desire to destroy modern human lives,

伊斯兰恐怖组织摆明 要摧毁现代人的生活，

it's a natural extension for them to destroy cultural identity as well.

当然也延伸到要摧毁文化的认同。

Countless invading armies have done the same throughout history.

历史上无数的入侵军队 也做过同样的事。

We know that ISIL is profiting from the looting of sites,

我们知道 ISIL 靠出售掠夺物牟利，

but we don't know the scale.

但不知道规模有多大。

This means that any object purchased on the market today

这意味着从中东市场上

from the Middle East

购买任何东西，

could potentially be funding terrorism.

都可能是在资助恐怖主义。

When a site is looted,

被掠夺过的遗址

it's as if a puzzle already missing 90 percent of it pieces

如同一副已经丢失了 90％ 碎片的拼图，

has had the rest obscured beyond recognition.

余下的的碎片又被弄得面目全非。

This is ancient identity theft writ large.

这是明目张胆的盗窃。

We know that there are two kinds of looting going on:

我们知道世界上有两种掠夺：

looting by criminal elements like ISIL,

伊斯兰恐怖组织之类的犯罪掠夺，

and then more local looting by those that are desperate for money.

和当地人因绝望无助 而进行的盜墓。

We would all do the same to feed our families;

我不责怪当地的盗墓者，

为了养家糊口，我们可能也会那样做。

I don't blame the local looters.

I blame the middlemen, the unethical traffickers

我责怪无耻的中间人、 没道德的贩卖者

and an international art market

和国际艺术市场，

that exploits often ambiguous or even completely nonexistent laws.

他们利用法律的漏洞来牟利。

We know looting is going on on a global scale and it's increasing,

我们知道当下在全球各地， 越来越多的掠夺正在进行。

but presently we don't have any tools to stop it.

而目前我们没有任何工具 去阻止这些行为。

This is beginning to change.

但这种情况已经开始改变。

My team and I have just completed a study looking at looting in Egypt.

我和我的团队刚刚完成了 一项针对埃及掠夺现象的研究。

We looked at open-source data

我们研究了公开的数据，

and mapped the entirety of looting across Egypt

并绘制了从 2002 年到 2013 年，

from 2002 to 2013.

埃及掠夺现象发生的整体地图。

We found evidence of looting and site destruction at 267 sites,

我们发现了一共 267 座遗址 被掠夺的证据，

and mapped over 200,000 looting pits.

并标注了超过 20 万个掠夺坑。

It's astonishing.

这是惊人的。

And putting that data together --

把这些数据放在一起——

you can see the looting pits marked here.

你可以看到这里标记的掠夺坑。

At one site, the looting got bad from 2009, 2011, 2012 --

其中一个遗址从 2009 年， 2011 年到 2012 年，

hundreds and hundreds of pits.

抢劫现象日益严重， 数百个坑遭到掠夺。

Putting all the data together,

整合所有数据后，

what we found is that, contrary to popular opinion,

我们发现，与普遍认知不同，

looting did not start to get worse in Egypt in 2011 after the Arab Spring,

埃及的劫掠现象日益严重 并非始于 2011 年的阿拉伯之春，

but in 2009, after the global recession.

而是始于 2009 年， 全球经济衰退之后。

Thus, we've shown with big data

因此，大数据清楚显示了

that looting is fundamentally an economic issue.

劫掠现象根本上是经济问题。

If we do nothing to stop the problem,

如果我们不采取任何行动 来阻止这个问题，

all of Egypt's sites will be affected by looting by 2040.

任由掠夺持续，那么到 2040 年， 所有埃及遗址都会被掠夺殆尽。

Thus, we are at a tipping point.

因此，我们正处在转折点。

We are the generation with all the tools and all the technologies

我们这一代人，

拥有阻止劫掠需要的工具和技术，

to stop looting,

but we're not working fast enough.

但我们的动作不够快。

Sometimes an archaeological site can surprise you with its resilience.

有时，一个考古遗址 有着你意想不到的韧性。

I am just back from the field,

我刚刚从一个名叫乐诗特 的考古遗址回来。

where I co-led a joint mission with Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities

在那里，我与埃及的古物部 共同领导了

at a site called Lisht.

一个联合任务。

This site dates to the Middle Kingdom of Egypt between 2,000 and 1,750 BC.

这个遗址可以追溯到公元前 2000 年至 1750 年的埃及中王国。

The Middle Kingdom was Ancient Egypt's Renaissance period.

中王国是古埃及的文艺复兴时期。

After a time of intense internal strife and environmental challenges,

经过一段时间的 激烈内部冲突和环境挑战后，

Egypt rebounded

埃及被重新建立，

with an incredible resurgence of art, architecture and literature.

产生了令人难以置信的艺术、 建筑和文学上的复苏。

It's a favorite period of time to study in Egypt,

这是我最喜欢研究的埃及历史时期，

because it teaches us so much about how we can survive and thrive

因为它教会我们太多 如何在巨大的灾难后

after great disasters.

生存和繁荣。

Now at this site, we had already mapped countless looting pits.

在这个遗址，我们已经 标记下无数掠夺坑。

Lisht is a royal site;

乐诗特曾是皇家所在地，

there would have been thousands of people buried there

有成千上万居住和工作在

法老院的人埋葬在那里。

who lived and worked at the court of Pharaoh.

前前后后，你可以看到几十个抢劫坑。

You can see this before and after; you see dozens of looting pits.

North Lisht.

这是北乐诗特，

This is in South Lisht, before and after.

这是南乐诗特，大家看看这些抢劫坑。

When we first visited the site,

当我们第一次查看这个遗址时，

we could see the tombs of many high-ranking officials

看到了许多已经被掠夺

that had been looted.

的高官坟墓。

Let me put into perspective for you what was taken.

让我们看看哪些东西被抢走了。

Imagine a two meter by two meter area full of coffins, jewelry

想象一个两米乘两米的区域， 塞满了棺木，首饰

and incredible statuary.

和惊人的雕像，

再把这些乘以一千倍，

Multiply that times over a thousand.

That's what was taken.

就是被掠夺的规模。

So, when we started work,

所以当我们开始工作时，

my Egyptian co-director, Mohamed Youssef, approached me and said,

埃及方面的主任 Mohamed Youssef 对我说，

"We must work at this one particular tomb.

“我们必须挖掘这个坟墓，

It's been attacked by looters.

它被盗墓者掠夺过，

If we don't do anything, they'll be back."

如果我们不做任何事情， 他们会再回来的。”

Of course I agreed, but I didn't think we'd find anything.

我当然同意挖掘， 但不认为会找到任何东西。

I thought the looters had stolen everything.

我认为盗墓者已偷走了一切。

What we started to find were the most incredible reliefs.

然而接下来的发现使我们大吃一惊。

Look at this painting -- it's just stunning.

看看这幅画 ——多么令人惊叹。

We started finding engraved inscriptions.

我们发现墙壁刻有铭文，

And even the titles of the tomb owner --

甚至还有墓主的头衔——

he had titles like, "Overseer of the Army,"

他的头衔是，“军队监督”，

"Overseer of the Treasury."

“财政监督”。

I began to have hope.

我开始希望，

Maybe, just maybe we would find his name.

也许，也许我们会找到他的名字。

For the ancient Egyptians, having their name last for eternity

对于古埃及人，让自己的名字永垂不朽

was their goal.

是他们的目标。

And then one day,

然后有一天，

this appeared.

他成功了。

This is the name of the tomb owner: Intef.

这是墓主的名字：Intef。

You can see it written out here, in hieroglyphs.

这里，你可以看到它被 用象形文字写出来。

Working together with my Egyptian team,

我与埃及团队合作，

we had restored someone's name from 3,900 years ago.

恢复了来自 3900 年前 的某人的名字。

(Applause)

（掌声）

Working together with my Egyptian colleagues,

我和埃及同事

we celebrated this moment of shared discovery.

一起庆祝了这一刻的共同发现。

What we were doing together was right and true.

我们所做的事是正确的，也是真实的。

We found this incredible false door, mostly intact.

我们发现了这扇令人难以置信 的近乎完好的假门，

On it we read about Intef and his inscriptions.

我们在门上读到了 Intef 的事迹和他的铭文。

You can actually even see him seated here.

你甚至可以看到他就坐在这里。

What I realized is that everything I had assumed about looted sites

我意识到，我原先关于遗址已经被偷光

had been proven wrong.

的假设是错的。

Every day on site we worked together with 70 Egyptians

我们每天都与 70 名埃及人一起工作，

as colleagues and friends.

和他们即是同事，也是朋友。

In the face of so much hatred and ignorance

面对这么多针对中东人

against those in the Middle East,

的仇恨和无知，

every moment on site felt like a protest for peace.

挖掘遗址的每一刻 都感觉像是和平的抗议。

When you work with those that don't look like you,

当你与那些长相与你不同， 思维与你不同，

or think like you, or speak like you,

语言也与你不同的人一起工作时，

your shared mission of archaeological discovery

考古发现的共同使命会消除

erases all superficial differences.

所有表面差异。

What I learned this season

在这段时间我学到了，

is that archaeology isn't about what you find.

考古学不在于你发现了什么，

It's about what you can prove possible.

而在于你可以证明什么是可能的。

Sometimes when you travel, you end up finding long-lost family --

有时你会在旅途中 找到失散很久的家人——

not those with whom you share genes,

不是那些与你共享基因的家人，

but a shared entry in the book of life.

而是那些与你共享 一段生命之书的人。

This is Omer Farrouk, my brother.

这是我的兄弟，Omer Farrouk。

Omer's a Gufti from a village just North of Luxor, called Guft.

Omer 来自卢克索北部的各夫特村。

Guftis are part of a celebrated tradition in Egyptology.

各夫特村的人长久以来都是 享誉埃及的考古现场工作者。

They help with digging and work crew organization.

他们帮助挖掘现场和组织工作人员。

Omer is my COO and CFO.

Omer 是我的首席运营官 和首席财务官。

I simply couldn't do work without him.

没有他我根本无法工作。

One day many years ago, when I was a young graduate student

多年前的一天， 当我还是一个年轻的研究生，

and Omer was a young Gufti who couldn't speak much English,

Omer 也还是一个不怎么 会说英语的年轻村民，

we learned, completely randomly,

我们完全偶然地一起开始学习。

that we were born in the same year,

我们同年

the same month

同月

and the same day, six hours apart.

同日生，出生时间只相隔 6 小时，

Twins.

算是双胞胎。

(Laughter)

（笑声）

Separated by an ocean, but forever connected

我们虽然被大海分隔，却永远相连，

for Ancient Egypt is our mother.

因为古埃及是我们的母亲。

I knew then we'd always work together --

我知道我们会一直一起工作——

not in my brain,

不一定是在我的大脑里，

but in the part of your soul that knows not everything can be explained.

而是在灵魂深处 不能全然解释的那部分。

(Arabic) Omer by brother,

（阿拉伯语）我的兄弟 Omer，

I will always love you.

我永远爱你。

(English) Omer my brother, I will always love you.

（英语）我的兄弟 Omer， 我永远爱你。

So, just before my first dig in Egypt,

在我第一次去埃及挖掘之前，

my mentor, the very famous Egyptologist Professor William Kelly Simpson,

我的导师，著名的的埃及学教授 William Kelly Simpson

把我叫进他的办公室，

called me into his office.

He handed me a check for $2,000,

给了我一张 2000 美元的支票，

and said, "This is to cover your expenses.

对我说，“这是给你的经费，

Have a glorious adventure this summer.

今年夏天，去经历华丽的探险吧！

Someday you will do this for someone else."

将来有一天，你也会对别人这样做。”

Thus, my TED Prize wish is partial payback, plus interest --

因此，我的 TED 奖愿望是 部分回报，加上利息——

(Laughter)

（笑声）

for a great human being's generosity and kindness.

为了一个伟大的人的慷慨和善意。

So, my wish.

所以，我的愿望是——

I wish for us to discover the millions of unknown archaeological sites

我希望我们能发现世界上 数以百万计

around the world.

的考古遗址。

By creating a 21st-century army of global explorers,

通过创造一个 21 世纪 全球探险者军队，

we'll find and protect the world's hidden heritage,

我们将发现和保护 隐藏着的世界遗产。

which contains clues to humankind's collective resilience

它们当中包含了 人类集体韧性和创造性

and creativity.

的线索。

(Applause)

（掌声）

Thank you.

谢谢。

(Applause)

（掌声）

So how are we going to do this?

我们要怎样做呢？

We are going to build with the TED Prize money

我们要用 TED 奖金去建立

an online, crowdsource, citizen science platform

一种线上的、众筹的公民科学平台，

to allow anyone in the world to engage with discovering

让世界上任何人都能参与

archaeological sites.

探索考古遗址。

There are only a couple hundred of us space archaeologists around the world.

全世界只有几百位太空考古学家，

It is my dream to engage the world

我梦想携手全世界的人，

with helping to find sites and protect them.

来帮助寻找和保护遗址。

What you'll do is sign in, create a username --

你只需要登录，创建一个用户名——

请注意这个独特的用户名 已经被占用了。

note that this particular username is already taken.

(Laughter)

（笑声）

You'll take a tutorial and you'll start work.

你先查看一个教程， 然后就可以开始工作了。

I want to note at the outset

我先声明，

that in no way will be sharing GPS data or mapping data for sites.

这绝不会泄露遗址 的 GPS 数据和地图信息。

We want to treat them like human patient data,

我想把它们当作人类病人 的数据一样对待，

and not reveal their locations.

绝不暴露它们的位置。

You'll then be dealt a card from a deck -- 20 x 20 meters or 30 x 30 meters,

你将会拿到抽到一个 20x20 或 30x30 平方米的区域，

and you'll be looking for features.

由你去发现它的特征。

My team and I will have batch-processed

我和我的团队将先用算法

large amounts of satellite data using algorithms

处理大量的卫星数据，

in order for you to find things,

好帮助你去发现，

so you'll be doing really good science.

这样你就会得到可靠的科学结果。

You'll then be starting to look.

然后你就可以开始观察。

What do you see? Do you see a temple?

你看到了什么？看到寺庙了吗？

Do you see a tomb? Do you see a pyramid?

看到坟墓了吗？看到金字塔了吗？

Do you see any potential site damage or site looting?

你能看到任何潜在的 的被毁坏或掠夺的遗址吗？

You'll then begin to mark what's there.

然后，你需要在上面做标记。

And off to the side are always going to be rich examples

旁边会有许多例子列出哪些特征代表什么，

of exactly what you're seeing, to help guide you.

指导你，供你参考。

All the data that you help us collect will be shared with vetted authorities,

你帮助我们收集的所有数据 将与审查部门共享，

and will help create a new global alarm system

帮助建立一个全新的， 用于保护遗址

to help protect sites.

的全球报警系统。

But it's not just going to stop there.

但是，我们不会止步于此。

All the archaeologists with whom we share your discoveries

所有接收你的数据的考古学家，

will take you with them as they begin to excavate them,

将通过使用直播应用 Periscope、 Google+ 和其他媒体工具，

by using Periscope, Google Plus and social media.

全程带你一起去挖掘。

A hundred years ago, archaeology was for the rich.

一百年前，考古学为富人独享。

Fifty years ago,

五十年前，

it was for men.

是男人专属。

Now it's primarily for academics.

现在，它主要为学术而存在。

Our goal is to democratize the process of archaeological discovery,

我们的目标是 将考古发现的过程大众化，

and allow anyone to participate.

让任何人都可以参与。

Ninety-four years ago,

九十四年前，

Howard Carter discovered the tomb of King Tut.

Howard Carter 发现了 图坦卡蒙法老的陵墓。

Who is the next Howard Carter?

谁将是下一个 Howard Carter？

It might be you.

可能就是你！

By creating this platform,

通过建立这个平台，

we will find the millions of places occupied by the billions of people

我们将会发现，数十亿先人

that came before us.

的数百万居住地。

If we want to answer the big questions about who we are

如果我们想回答“我们是谁？”

and where we've come from,

或者“我们从哪儿来？”的问题，

the answers to those questions do not lie in pyramids or palaces,

答案并不在金字塔和宫殿里，

but in the cities and villages of those that came before us.

而在前人居住过 的那些城市和村庄里。

If we want to learn about the past,

如果我们想了解过去，

it's time we inverted the pyramids.

就是倒转金字塔的时候到了。

Acknowledging that the past is worth saving

承认历史值得拯救，

means so much more.

其意义非常重大。

It means that we're worth saving, too.

它意味着我们的生活也值得被拯救。

And the greatest story ever told

历史讲述的最伟大的故事，

is the story of our shared human journey.

是人类历程的故事。

But the only way we're going to be able to write it

但是决定我们是否能书写它的，

is if we do it together.

是我们是否齐心协力。

Come with me.

加入我们吧！

Thank you.

谢谢！

(Applause)

（掌声）

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