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Popular culture is rife with movies, books, and television shows that address our collective curiosity about what the world was like long ago. From historical dramas to science fiction tales of time travel, audiences love stories that reimagine the world before our time. But what if there were a field that, through the advancements in technology, could bring us closer to the past than ever before? Written by a preeminent expert in geospatial archaeology, Maps for Time Travelers is a guide to how technology is revolutionizing the way archaeologists study and reconstruct humanity's distant past. From satellite imagery to 3D modeling, today archaeologists are answering questions about human history that could previously only be imagined. As archaeologists create a better and more complete picture of the past, they sometimes find that truth is stranger than fiction.
About the Author
Mark D. McCoy is an anthropological archaeologist whose new book, Maps for Time Travelers, combines his love of archaeology with his love of science fiction. He is an expert in the use of geospatial technology in archaeology, including geographic information systems, laser scanning, and remote sensing. His research centers on the development of ancient societies on Pacific Islands, especially Hawai'i and New Zealand, and the relationship between people and their island environments.He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Southern Methodist University, and before that faculty at San Jose State University in California, and the University of Otago in New Zealand. He holds a PhD in Anthropology from the University of California, Berkeley, as well as an MA from the University of Auckland in New Zealand - where he was first introduced to history and cultures of the Pacific - and BA from the University of New Mexico. He started down the road to becoming an archaeologist while still a high school student in Delaware.His homepage is https://people.smu.edu/mdmccoy/, and on Twitter he is @m_d_mccoy
