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Why archaeology needs to transcend borders

Ella Al-Shamahi · TED

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About

Some of the world's most significant archaeological sites are located in disputed or dangerous regions. Deriving lessons from her own scientific expeditions to Yemen, palaeoanthropologist and standup comic Ella Al-Shamahi explains what the world loses when researchers are unable (or unwilling) to work in areas deemed unstable.

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDxNashville
Speaker
Ella Al-Shamahi
Year
2016
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Biology, Society and politics, History
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
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