Archaeology in a Vacuum: Obstacles to and Solutions for Developing a Real Space Archaeology
Popular Physics
2020-09-08 v1
Abstract
This paper outlines some of the difficulties faced by archaeologists studying human activity in outer space. The International Space Station Archaeological Project has identified solutions to these problems, including the use of historic photographic archives and documentation of discard practices such as processes associated with the return of space-flown items to Earth.
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@article{arxiv.2009.02471,
title = {Archaeology in a Vacuum: Obstacles to and Solutions for Developing a Real Space Archaeology},
author = {International Space Station Archaeological Project and : and Alice C. Gorman and Justin St. P. Walsh},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2009.02471},
year = {2020}
}
Comments
19 pages with 5 figures. To be published in Archaeology Outside of the Box: Investigations at the Edge of the Discipline, H. Barnard and R. Boytner, eds. Los Angeles: Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press