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for over a hundred years National

for over a hundred years National Geographic explorers have unraveled the

Geographic explorers have unraveled the

Geographic explorers have unraveled the mysteries of the past now it’s your turn

mysteries of the past now it’s your turn

mysteries of the past now it’s your turn to participate in an ongoing National

to participate in an ongoing National

to participate in an ongoing National Geographic expedition hi I’m Albert Lin

Geographic expedition hi I’m Albert Lin

Geographic expedition hi I’m Albert Lin I’m a UCSD research scientist and a

I’m a UCSD research scientist and a

I’m a UCSD research scientist and a National Geographic emerging Explorer

National Geographic emerging Explorer

National Geographic emerging Explorer Albert and his team are surveying

Albert and his team are surveying

Albert and his team are surveying important archaeological sites in

important archaeological sites in

important archaeological sites in Mongolia’s Valley of the Khans the

Mongolia’s Valley of the Khans the

Mongolia’s Valley of the Khans the relatively unexplored homeland of

relatively unexplored homeland of

relatively unexplored homeland of jenga’s Khan

jenga’s Khan

jenga’s Khan they have collected thousands of GOI

they have collected thousands of GOI

they have collected thousands of GOI satellite images of the region it’s your

satellite images of the region it’s your

satellite images of the region it’s your job to explore the landscape and tell

job to explore the landscape and tell

job to explore the landscape and tell them what you see

them what you see

them what you see you’ll be tagging the items such as

you’ll be tagging the items such as

you’ll be tagging the items such as rivers roads and most importantly

rivers roads and most importantly

rivers roads and most importantly evidence of large buried objects you may

evidence of large buried objects you may

evidence of large buried objects you may also see in Europe you should tag it as

also see in Europe you should tag it as

also see in Europe you should tag it as a modern structure other examples of

a modern structure other examples of

a modern structure other examples of what we’d like you to look for are like

what we’d like you to look for are like

what we’d like you to look for are like this Bronze Age burial mound it looks

this Bronze Age burial mound it looks

this Bronze Age burial mound it looks quite different from structures that

quite different from structures that

quite different from structures that surround it this is what you should tag

surround it this is what you should tag

surround it this is what you should tag as an ancient structure my team will be

as an ancient structure my team will be

as an ancient structure my team will be exploring the objects you have tagged

exploring the objects you have tagged

exploring the objects you have tagged real-time on the ground in Mongolia

real-time on the ground in Mongolia

real-time on the ground in Mongolia once you’ve helped point them in the

once you’ve helped point them in the

once you’ve helped point them in the right direction Albert and his team

right direction Albert and his team

right direction Albert and his team including top Mongolian scholars will

including top Mongolian scholars will

including top Mongolian scholars will target the most promising sites and

target the most promising sites and

target the most promising sites and they’ll do it without turning over a

they’ll do it without turning over a

they’ll do it without turning over a single stone it’s a revolutionary

single stone it’s a revolutionary

single stone it’s a revolutionary non-invasive approach to archaeology

non-invasive approach to archaeology

non-invasive approach to archaeology that uses some high-tech tools 3d

that uses some high-tech tools 3d

that uses some high-tech tools 3d virtual reality ground-penetrating radar

virtual reality ground-penetrating radar

virtual reality ground-penetrating radar and unmanned aerial vehicles the goal of

and unmanned aerial vehicles the goal of

and unmanned aerial vehicles the goal of the valley of the Khans project is to

the valley of the Khans project is to

the valley of the Khans project is to identify archaeological sites without

identify archaeological sites without

identify archaeological sites without disturbing them promoting conservation

disturbing them promoting conservation

disturbing them promoting conservation and awareness in this region of rich

and awareness in this region of rich

and awareness in this region of rich cultural heritage

cultural heritage

cultural heritage if we can do this if we can map a

if we can do this if we can map a

if we can do this if we can map a cultural significance of this landscape

cultural significance of this landscape

cultural significance of this landscape in time then we may be able to protect

in time then we may be able to protect

in time then we may be able to protect it and protect this way of life before

it and protect this way of life before

it and protect this way of life before it’s too late

it’s too late

it’s too late join our search today

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