University of Alabama "Space Archaeologist" Seeks Evidence of Intelligent Design

Sarah Parcak has been called a new Indiana Jones. Associate professor of anthropology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Parcak pioneered the use of satellite imagery to discover ruins, tombs, and more. Her field, "space archaeology," sounds like an oxymoron, but the technique is downright effective.

The Smithsonian awarded her their 2016 American Ingenuity Award and reported that "she and her team have expanded the civilization's [Egypt's] known scope, spotting more than 3,000 anci...