# Why archaeology needs to transcend borders

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxNashville
- Speaker: Ella Al-Shamahi
- Year: 2016
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Society and politics, History
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/ella_al_shamahi_why_archaeology_needs_to_transcend_borders)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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.

## Lectures

1. [Why archaeology needs to transcend borders](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/ella_al_shamahi_why_archaeology_needs_to_transcend_borders/a250dd1df37c), 15 min (TED's player)