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

譯者: Helen Chang 審譯者: Melody Tang

As an archaeologist,

身為考古學家，

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

我經常被問到 「最喜歡哪一個發現。」

The answer's easy:

答案很簡單：

my husband, Greg.

我的丈夫格雷格。

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

We met in Egypt on my first dig.

我們相遇於我第一次 在埃及挖掘的時候。

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

這是我第一個意料之外的精彩發現。

This began an incredible archaeological partnership.

一段令人難以置信的 考古夥伴關係就此展開。

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

幾年後，我在我們最喜歡的 一對雕像前面向他求婚，

of the Prince and Princess Rahotep and Nofret,

是拉和泰浦王子及 妻子諾芙列王妃的雕像，

in the Cairo Museum,

位於開羅博物館，

dating to 4,600 years ago.

追溯到 4,600 年前。

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

我想若要邀請格雷格與我共渡餘生，

then I should ask him in front of two people

那麼我應該在兩位 承諾永結同心的人面前問他。

who had pledged to be together for eternity.

These symbols endure because when we look at them,

這些象徵挺過歲月的洗禮，

因為當我們看著他們時，

we're looking at mirrors.

我們如面對著鏡子。

They are powerful reminders

他們強烈地提醒著我們

that our common humanity has not changed.

共通的人性並未改變。

The thrill of archaeological discovery is as powerful as love,

考古發現的震撼力道 與愛一樣地強大，

because ancient history is the most seductive mistress imaginable.

因為古代歷史

是想像得到最誘人的情婦。

Many archaeologists have devoted their lives

許多考古學家獻身於

to unraveling the mysteries of the past

揭開過往的奧秘面紗，

under hot suns

不論置身於炙熱的太陽下，

and Arctic winds

頂著極地寒風，

and in dense rainforests.

或是深入叢密的熱帶雨林。

Many seek.

很多人追尋，

Some discover.

有些人找到了；

大家都在聖殿禮拜，

All worship at the temple of possibility

that one discovery might change history.

期望一個可能改變歷史的發現。

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

我在埃及的首日，

挖掘埃及三角洲東北的門德斯，

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

約 4,200 年歷史的墓地。

in a cemetery.

That's a picture of me --

這張照片中的我

I'm just in my bliss.

完全沈浸在幸福裡。

On the dig, surrounded by emerald green rice paddies,

我被鮮綠色的稻禾包圍，

I discovered an intact pot.

挖到一只完整的鍋子。

Flipping it over,

翻了過來，

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

我發現了一枚造鍋人留下的指紋。

For a moment, time stood still.

瞬間時間凍結了。

I didn't know where I was.

我不知身在何處。

It was because at that moment I realized,

因為當下我意識到，

when we dig,

我們挖掘的是人，不是物品。

we're digging for people,

not things.

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

我們未曾像此刻這樣 身處在偉大的過往之間。

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

我無數次站在吉薩金字塔前面

and they leave me speechless.

無以言喻，

I feel like the luckiest person in the world.

覺得自己是世上最幸運的人。

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

它們是人類智慧所及 最輝煌的紀念碑。

Many cannot process their brilliance as human --

許多人不相信人類可造出 如此輝煌的建築，

they think aliens built them.

認為是外星人建造的。

But this is ridiculous.

多麼的可笑。

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

只要靠得夠近，

and see the hidden hand of man

就會看到人手的鑿痕。

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

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

偉大的吉薩金字塔 是一塊塊石頭堆砌起來的，

with 2.3 million blocks,

用了二百三十萬石塊，

with incredible bureaucratic efficiency.

和無與倫比的組織效率。

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

經時間考驗屹立不搖的不是金字塔，

it is human ingenuity.

而是人類的聰明才智，

That is our shared human brilliance.

乃是我們共有的人類輝煌。

History may be cyclical,

儘管歷史循環，

but we are singular.

但我們是獨特的。

I love what I do,

我熱愛我的工作，

because I learn that we haven't changed.

因我知道我們和以前沒什麼不同。

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

我讀到 3,500 年前 美索不達米亞的婆婆笑話。

from 3,500 years ago.

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

I get to hear about neighbors cursing each other

我聽到 4,600 年前 埃及鄰居彼此的詛咒。

from 4,600 years ago in Egypt.

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

我最喜愛的是一則 3,300 年前在盧克索的銘文：

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

描述學生逃課去飲酒。

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

Kids these days.

當今的孩子們啊。

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

I get to see the most incredible architecture,

我看到最難以置信的建築物，

see stunning sculptures --

看到驚人的雕塑──

基本上這是自拍的石像──

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

and see that we've always rocked serious bling.

也看到我們一直對寶石著迷。

And also, we've been posting on walls

我們也在牆上公告，

and obsessing about cats --

對貓癡迷──

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

for thousands of years.

數千年了。

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

(Applause)

（掌聲）

Archaeologists are the cultural memory preservers

考古學家保存文化，

and the spokespeople

為數十億的古人 和成千上萬的古文化發言。

for the billions of people and the thousands of cultures

that came before us.

Good science, imagination and a leap of faith

我們用科學、想像力和信任

are the trifecta we use to raise the dead.

作為金三角來起死回生。

In the last year,

去年，

archaeologists have made incredible discoveries, including:

考古學家的驚人發現，包括：

new human ancestors from South Africa;

在南非發現了新的人類祖先、

tools from 3.3 million years ago --

在肯亞發現的 三百三十萬年前用的工具──

these are the oldest tools ever discovered --

乃是被發現的最古老工具 ──

in Kenya.

And this, from a series of medical implements found

以及 1718 年黑鬍子海盜船上 發現的一系列醫療用具，

from Blackbeard's ship from 1718.

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

這個用來治療梅毒。

Ouch!

哎喲，痛啊！

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

For each of these,

這裡的每一件

there are thousands of other incredibly important discoveries

都伴隨著數以千計被我的同事發現，

made by my colleagues,

但未曾成為新聞標題的重要古物。

that do not make headlines.

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

儘管如此，我認為 考古學家最重要的任務，

is acknowledge that past people existed

是承認過去有人類存在，

and lived lives worth learning about.

並且他們的生活值得我們學習。

Can you even imagine what the world would be like today

各位能否想像

若我們這樣看待每個人， 今天的世界會是什麼樣貌呢？

if we acknowledged all human beings in this way?

So, on a dig, we have a challenge:

因此，我們挖掘時面對的挑戰，

it often looks like this.

通常像這樣。

You can't see anything.

你看不到任何東西。

Where are we going to start digging?

要在哪裡開始挖呢？

This is from a site south of Cairo.

這是開羅南部的一個遺址。

Let's have a look from space.

若從太空往下看，

Again, you can't really see much.

仍然沒看出什麼。

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

這是遙測衛星 「世界觀 3 號」照的圖像，

which has a .3 meter resolution.

解析度為 0.3 公尺，

That's 10 inches.

約當 10 英吋。

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

這意味著可從四百英里的高空，

and see your tablets.

拉近看到你的平板電腦。

How do I know about this?

我怎麼知道的呢？

It's because I'm a space archaeologist.

因我是個太空考古學家。

Let me repeat that.

讓我複述：

I am a space archaeologist.

我是個太空考古學家。

This means --

意即──

(Applause)

謝謝。

Thank you.

（掌聲）

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

意思是我用演算法處理衛星圖像，

and look at subtle differences in the light spectrum

查看光譜中的微妙差異，

that indicate buried things under the ground

那意味著地底下埋藏著東西，

that I get to go excavate and survey.

值得我們去挖掘和調查。

By the way --

順便一提──

NASA has a Space Archaeology program,

美國太空總署有個太空考古計劃，

so it's a real job.

所以這是一門真正的職業。

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

So, let's have a look again.

讓我們再看看。

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

我們回到開羅南部的考古遺址。

You can't see anything.

看不到任何東西。

Keep your eye on the red rectangle.

專注目光於紅色矩形裡。

When we process the image using algorithms --

用演算法處理衛星圖像後──

think like a space-based CAT scan --

想像它是太空的斷層掃瞄機──

this is what you see.

會看到這樣。

This rectilinear form is an ancient tomb

這長方形狀是個古墓，

that is previously unknown and unexcavated,

以前未知、未被開挖過，

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

而你們是幾千年後首次看到的人。

(Applause)

（掌聲）

I believe we have barely scratched the surface

我相信有待我們去發現的遺址很多， 我們只觸碰到一點點皮毛而已。

in terms of what's left to discover.

In the Egyptian Delta alone,

僅僅埃及三角洲一地，

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

我們已經開掘的

不到埃及遺址總量的 百分之 0.001。

of the total volume of Egyptian sites.

When you add to that the thousands of other sites

如果加上數以千計 我和同事發現的遺址，

my team and I have discovered,

what we thought we knew pales in comparison

我們以為已經知道的

遠遠比不上仍待我們去發現的。

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的 驚人工作和發現，

that my colleagues are doing all around the world

and what they're finding,

I believe that there are millions of undiscovered archaeological sites

我相信，

還有數百萬尚未被發現的考古遺址。

left to find.

Discovering them will do nothing less

發現那些遺址，

將會開啟人類存在的全部潛能。

than unlock the full potential of our existence.

But we have a challenge.

但我們面臨一個挑戰。

Over the last year,

過去一年裡，

we've seen horrible headlines

我們看到了可怖的新聞標題，

of incredible destruction going on to archaeological sites,

報導考古遺址遭到驚人的破壞，

and massive looting by people like ISIL.

遭受伊斯蘭國恐怖組織 之類的大規模掠奪。

ISIL has destroyed temples at Palmyra.

「伊斯蘭國」摧毀位於 帕邁拉的寺廟。

Who blows up a temple?

什麼人會炸毀寺廟啊？

They've destroyed the Tomb of Jonah.

他們摧毀了約拿的墳墓。

And we've seen looting at sites so rampant,

我們看到了如此猖獗的掠奪，

it looks like craters of the moon.

看起來像是月亮的隕石坑。

Knowing ISIL's desire to destroy modern human lives,

伊斯蘭國擺明要摧毀現代人的生活，

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

當然也延伸摧毀文化的認同。

Countless invading armies have done the same throughout history.

歷史上無數的入侵軍隊 做過同樣的事。

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

我們知道伊斯蘭國出售掠奪物牟利，

but we don't know the scale.

但不知道規模有多大。

This means that any object purchased on the market today

意味著從中東市場上買的任何東西，

from the Middle East

could potentially be funding terrorism.

都可能資助恐怖主義。

When a site is looted,

被掠劫過的遺址，

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

如同是一個已經失踪了 90％ 碎片的拼圖，

has had the rest obscured beyond recognition.

餘下的碎片又被弄得面目全非。

This is ancient identity theft writ large.

這是大咧咧明顯的盜竊。

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

我們知道兩種掠奪：

looting by criminal elements like ISIL,

伊斯蘭國之類的犯罪掠奪，

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

和當地絕望缺錢的人盜墓。

We would all do the same to feed our families;

為了養家活口我們可能也會那樣做；

I don't blame the local looters.

我不責怪當地的盜墓者。

I blame the middlemen, the unethical traffickers

我責怪無恥的中間人、 沒道德的販運者，

and an international art market

和國際藝術市場。

that exploits often ambiguous or even completely nonexistent laws.

他們利用模糊的法律，

或甚至於因無法可管來牟利。

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

我們知道當下在全球各地 正進行著越來越多的掠奪，

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

而目前我們沒任何工具去阻止它。

This is beginning to change.

但這開始改變了。

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

我和團隊剛剛完成了一項 關於在埃及發生的掠奪的研究。

We looked at open-source data

我們研究開放的數據，

and mapped the entirety of looting across Egypt

測繪 2002 到 2013 年間 發生於全埃及的掠奪。

from 2002 to 2013.

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

我們發現了 267 個 掠奪和摧毀遺址的證據，

and mapped over 200,000 looting pits.

對應繪製超過二十萬個掠奪坑。

It's astonishing.

非常的驚人。

And putting that data together --

整合這些數據──

you can see the looting pits marked here.

能看到這些標記的掠奪坑。

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

在這個地區特別糟糕， 從 2009、2011、2012 年起

hundreds and hundreds of pits.

數百坑遭劫。

Putting all the data together,

在整合所有的數據後，

what we found is that, contrary to popular opinion,

我們發現與一般的認知相反，

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

埃及的掠奪變糟並非始於 2011 年的阿拉伯之春，

but in 2009, after the global recession.

而是 2009 年的全球經濟衰退。

Thus, we've shown with big data

因此，大數據明白顯示了

that looting is fundamentally an economic issue.

掠奪根本上是個經濟的問題。

If we do nothing to stop the problem,

如果我們什麼都不做， 不阻止這問題，

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

所有埃及的遺址都會在 2040 年以前被掠奪殆盡。

Thus, we are at a tipping point.

因此，我們正處於轉折點。

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

我們這一代

有阻止掠奪的工具和技術，

to stop looting,

but we're not working fast enough.

但我們的動作不夠快。

Sometimes an archaeological site can surprise you with its resilience.

有時一個考古遺址 有著你意想不到的韌性。

I am just back from the field,

我剛剛從名叫樂詩特的 考古遺址回來，

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

我和埃及古物部在那裡 共同領導一個聯合任務。

at a site called Lisht.

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

此遺址遠溯至公元前 2000 至 1750 年的埃及中王國。

The Middle Kingdom was Ancient Egypt's Renaissance period.

中王國是古埃及的文藝復興時期。

經歷了一段時間的 激烈的內部衝突和環境的挑戰後，

After a time of intense internal strife and environmental challenges,

Egypt rebounded

埃及向上反彈，

with an incredible resurgence of art, architecture and literature.

產生了令人難以置信的藝術、 建築和文學的復甦。

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

這是我最喜歡研究的埃及時段，

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

因為它大量教我們 如何在大災難後生存和繁榮。

after great disasters.

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

如今，我們已繪下 無數被掠奪後的坑坑洞洞。

Lisht is a royal site;

樂施特曾是皇家所在地；

there would have been thousands of people buried there

本來有成千上萬的人埋葬在那裡。

他們是曾在法老底下工作 和生活的那些人。

who lived and worked at the court of Pharaoh.

比較掠奪之前和之後， 看到幾十個掠奪坑。

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

North Lisht.

這是北樂施特。

This is in South Lisht, before and after.

這是南樂施特，之前和之後。

When we first visited the site,

我們第一次查看樂施特遺址時，

we could see the tombs of many high-ranking officials

看到許多已被盜挖的高官墳墓。

that had been looted.

Let me put into perspective for you what was taken.

讓我帶你們透析被掠奪的規模。

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

想像塞滿棺木、首飾和驚人雕像的 兩公尺長、兩公尺寬區域，

and incredible statuary.

Multiply that times over a thousand.

乘以一千多倍,

That's what was taken.

就是被掠奪的量。

So, when we started work,

所以，當我們開始工作時，

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

埃及方面的主任 穆汗默德約瑟夫對我說，

"We must work at this one particular tomb.

「我們必須挖掘這個墳墓。

It's been attacked by looters.

它被盜墓者掠奪過。

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

如果我們不做任何事情， 盜墓者會再回來的。」

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

我當然同意挖掘，

但不以為會找到任何東西。

I thought the looters had stolen everything.

我認為盜墓者會已偷走了一切。

What we started to find were the most incredible reliefs.

接下來的發現使我們 大大地鬆了一口氣。

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

看看這幅畫──多麼令人驚嘆。

We started finding engraved inscriptions.

我們找到刻畫的銘文；

And even the titles of the tomb owner --

甚至還有墓主的頭銜──

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

他的頭銜像是：「軍隊監督」、

"Overseer of the Treasury."

「財政監督」。

I began to have hope.

我升起希望，

Maybe, just maybe we would find his name.

也許，也許能找到他的名字。

For the ancient Egyptians, having their name last for eternity

對於古埃及人而言， 讓名字永誌不朽是他們的目標。

was their goal.

And then one day,

然後有一天，

this appeared.

這出現了。

This is the name of the tomb owner: Intef.

這是墓主的名字：英泰夫。

You can see it written out here, in hieroglyphs.

在這裡可以看到它象形文字的寫法。

Working together with my Egyptian team,

我與一起工作的埃及團隊

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

恢復了 3,900 年前 某個古人的名字。

(Applause)

（掌聲）

Working together with my Egyptian colleagues,

我與一起工作的埃及團隊

we celebrated this moment of shared discovery.

一起慶祝那一刻的共同發現。

What we were doing together was right and true.

我們做的既對又真。

We found this incredible false door, mostly intact.

我們發現這扇幾乎完好無缺的假門。

On it we read about Intef and his inscriptions.

我們在門上看到了 英泰夫和他的題字。

You can actually even see him seated here.

您們甚至看到他坐在這裡。

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

我意識到

我原先對被掠奪的遺址的假設

had been proven wrong.

已被證明是錯的。

Every day on site we worked together with 70 Egyptians

我們每天與 70 名 埃及同事兼朋友一起工作。

as colleagues and friends.

In the face of so much hatred and ignorance

面對這麼多針對 中東人的仇恨和無知，

against those in the Middle East,

every moment on site felt like a protest for peace.

在挖掘遺址時的每一刻 都感覺像是和平的抗議。

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

當與你共事的那些人看起來不像你、

or think like you, or speak like you,

思考不像你、或者說話不像你，

your shared mission of archaeological discovery

你們共享的考古發現使命

erases all superficial differences.

泯除了所有表面上的差異。

What I learned this season

我在這段時間裡學到了

is that archaeology isn't about what you find.

考古學不在於發現了什麼，

It's about what you can prove possible.

而在於能證明什麼是可能的。

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

有時你會在旅途中找到 長期失散的家人──

not those with whom you share genes,

不是那些與你共享基因的家人，

but a shared entry in the book of life.

而是與你共享生命之書 其中一段的那些人。

This is Omer Farrouk, my brother.

這是我的弟兄歐默爾法魯克。

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

歐默爾是位於盧克索北部 各夫特村莊的人。

Guftis are part of a celebrated tradition in Egyptology.

各夫特村人長久以來是 享譽埃及的考古現場工作者。

They help with digging and work crew organization.

他們幫助挖掘和組織工作人員。

Omer is my COO and CFO.

歐默爾是我的首席運營長 和首席財務長。

I simply couldn't do work without him.

沒有他我根本無法工作。

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

多年前的某一天， 那時我還是個年輕的研究生，

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

而歐默爾當時是個不怎麼會 說英語的年輕村人，

we learned, completely randomly,

完全出乎意料，

that we were born in the same year,

我們竟然出生於同一年、

the same month

同一月、

and the same day, six hours apart.

和同一天，僅僅相隔六小時。

Twins.

是雙胞胎。

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

Separated by an ocean, but forever connected

我倆雖被海洋分隔， 但卻永遠連接著，

for Ancient Egypt is our mother.

因古埃及是我們的母親。

I knew then we'd always work together --

那時我就知道， 我們會一直在一起工作──

not in my brain,

未必在大腦裡，

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

而是在靈魂深處 不能全然解釋的那部分。

(Arabic) Omer by brother,

（阿拉伯語）

I will always love you.

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

（英語）我的弟兄歐爾默， 我會永遠愛你。

So, just before my first dig in Egypt,

我第一次在埃及開挖前，

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

我的導師，非常著名的埃及學家 威廉凱利辛普森教授，

called me into his office.

把我叫去他的辦公室，

He handed me a check for $2,000,

給了我一張二千美元的支票，

and said, "This is to cover your expenses.

告訴我：「用它來支付你的費用。

Have a glorious adventure this summer.

祝妳今年夏天有個光輝的探險。

Someday you will do this for someone else."

將來有一天，你也對別人這樣做。」

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

因此，我的 TED 獎願望 是部分的回報，加上利息──

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

for a great human being's generosity and kindness.

致一位偉大、慷慨和善良的人。

So, my wish.

我的願望是，

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

我希望我們

將在世界各地發現 數百萬未知的考古遺址。

around the world.

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

經由創建一支 21 世紀 全球探險家的軍隊，

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

我們將找到並且保護 隱藏著的世界遺產。

which contains clues to humankind's collective resilience

這些遺產涵括了人類集體韌性 和創造力的線索。

and creativity.

(Applause)

（掌聲）

Thank you.

謝謝。

(Applause)

（掌聲）

So how are we going to do this?

要怎麼做呢？

We are going to build with the TED Prize money

我們要用 TED 獎金建立

an online, crowdsource, citizen science platform

線上、群眾贊助和公民科學的平台，

to allow anyone in the world to engage with discovering

以讓世界上任何人 都能參與發現考古遺址。

archaeological sites.

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

世界各地只有幾百位太空考古學家。

我夢想攜手全世界的人，

It is my dream to engage the world

with helping to find sites and protect them.

來幫忙尋找和保護遺址。

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

你只要登錄，建個用戶名──

note that this particular username is already taken.

請注意印第安納瓊斯 這個用戶名已經被佔用了。

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

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

你要看一個課程，就可以開始了。

我先聲明，

I want to note at the outset

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

遺址的衛星定位 或地圖數據不會被公開。

We want to treat them like human patient data,

就像對待人類病患的數據那樣，

and not reveal their locations.

我們不會揭示它們的位置。

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

你將拿到抽自一疊卡片的一塊區域， 20×20 或 30×30 平方公尺，

and you'll be looking for features.

由你去找尋特徵。

My team and I will have batch-processed

我和團隊將先用演算法 處理大批的衛星數據，

large amounts of satellite data using algorithms

in order for you to find things,

好讓你在裡頭找得到東西。

so you'll be doing really good science.

因此，你從事的將會是真正的科學。

You'll then be starting to look.

然後你開始找。

What do you see? Do you see a temple?

看到了什麼？看到寺廟了嗎？

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

看到墳墓嗎？看到金字塔嗎？

Do you see any potential site damage or site looting?

看到了任何疑似 被破壞或掠劫的遺址嗎？

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

在上頭做標記。

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

旁邊會有許多例子列出 哪些特徵代表些什麼，

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

引導你，供你參考。

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

你幫助我們收集的所有數據 將與審查當局共享，

and will help create a new global alarm system

助於建立一個新的全球警報系統，

to help protect sites.

以幫忙保護遺址。

But it's not just going to stop there.

但它不僅於此，

All the archaeologists with whom we share your discoveries

所有接收你的發現的考古學家，

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

將一開始就帶著你與他們一起挖掘，

by using Periscope, Google Plus and social media.

透過使用直播應用 Periscope、 Google+ 和社交媒體工具。

A hundred years ago, archaeology was for the rich.

一百年前，考古學為富人所獨享。

Fifty years ago,

五十年前，

it was for men.

乃男人專屬。

Now it's primarily for academics.

目前主要由學術界所擁有。

Our goal is to democratize the process of archaeological discovery,

我們的目標是促使 考古發現的進程民主化，

and allow anyone to participate.

讓任何人都可以參與。

Ninety-four years ago,

九十四年前，

Howard Carter discovered the tomb of King Tut.

霍華德·卡特發現了 圖坦卡門王的陵墓。

Who is the next Howard Carter?

誰是下一個霍華德·卡特？

It might be you.

可能就是你。

By creating this platform,

通過創建此平台，

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

我們將會找到

數十億先人的數百萬居地。

that came before us.

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

如果我們想回答 「我們是誰」這個大問題，

and where we've come from,

或我們來自何方，

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

答案不在金字塔或宮殿裡，

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

而在那些在我們之前的人 所住過的城市或村莊裡。

If we want to learn about the past,

如果我們想了解過去，

it's time we inverted the pyramids.

就是倒置金字塔的時候到了。

Acknowledging that the past is worth saving

承認過去值得被保存，

means so much more.

它的涵義不僅如此，

It means that we're worth saving, too.

它還意味著我們也值得被保存。

And the greatest story ever told

有史以來最偉大的故事，

is the story of our shared human journey.

是我們人類共同旅程的故事。

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

但唯一能寫這故事的方法

is if we do it together.

就是我們一起寫。

Come with me.

跟我一起來。

Thank you.

謝謝各位。

(Applause)

（掌聲）

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