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Spies, Satellites and Archaeology: Mapping the Ancient Middle East

Thursday, March 7, 2013 @ 6:00pm

Event Info

Admission

FREE for C2ST & Oriental Institute Members / $20 for nonmembers, $5 for students.

Venue

Oriental Institute at The University of Chicago

Breasted Hall

1155 East 58th Street

Chicago, 

IL 

60637

Presenter

Chicago Council on Science and Technology
312-567-5829

This event will be recorded for WBEZ’s Chicago Amplified.

During the first four decades of the 20th century, including both World War I and World War II, some archaeologists functioned within the fledgling intelligence communities as agents, analysts, and supervisors. They had local knowledge and technical expertise useful in generating military and political intelligence to advance their countries’

wartime agendas. They also used the data and techniques to pursue their own archaeological agendas and research programs.  With the advent of spy satellites in the 1950’s new technologies have emerged for use by the intelligence community, and once declassified or made publically available, have been of great use to archaeologists.  This talk will explore some of these historical connections as well as the new technologies that are reshaping how we view the past.
 
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