A lot of people are surprised when I talk so much about the present, but politics is just a crucial part of archaeology.

Archaeology holds all the keys to understanding who we are and where we come from.

When you think about archaeology, archaeology is the only field that allows us to tell the story of 99 percent of our history prior to 3,000 B.C. and writing.

I am one of many people documenting damage and looting at ancient sites from space - it is such a crucial tool.

'Satellite archaeology' refers to the use of NASA and commercial high resolution satellite datasets to map and discover past structures, cities, and geological features.

In archaeology, context is everything. Objects allow us to reconstruct the past. Taking artifacts from a temple or an ancient private house is like emptying out a time capsule.