Why archaeology needs to transcend borders

Name: Why archaeology needs to transcend borders
Uploaded: 2019-10-28T20:00:47Z
Duration: 15 min
Description: 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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TEDxNashville

• April 2016

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.