Using Artificial Intelligence to Translate Ancient Text and Find New Sites - Ep 228

Published: July 30, 2023, 8 a.m.

We're playing an episode of the ArchaeoTech podcast for you on today's episode. However, it was one that Chris and Rachel took over to do some tech-related news stories. We talk about artificial intelligence and how it's being used to translate ancient text and find new sites.\n\nLinks\n\n * Segment 1\n AI identifies 3 more 'Nazca Lines' figures in Peru\n [https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/ai-identifies-3-more-nazca-lines-figures-in-peru]Accelerating the discovery of new Nasca geoglyphs using deep learning [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305440323000559?via%3Dihub]\n * Segment 2\n Researchers Use AI to Read Ancient Mesopotamian Texts\n [https://www.archaeology.org/news/11449-230518-artificial-intelligence-cuneiform]Translating Akkadian to English with neural machine translation\xa0 [https://doi.org/10.1093/pnasnexus/pgad096]\n * Segment 3\n A human\u2013AI collaboration workflow for archaeological sites detection\n [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-36015-5]AI spots Mesopotamian archaeological sites in satellite images\n [https://www.newscientist.com/article/2360350-ai-spots-mesopotamian-archaeological-sites-in-satellite-images/]ARCHAEOLOGISTS USE AI TO IDENTIFY NEW ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES IN MESOPOTAMIA [https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/06/archaeologists-use-ai-to-identify-new-archaeological-sites-in-mesopotamia/147592]\n\nContact\n\n * Chris Webster\n chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com\n * Rachel Roden\n rachel@unraveleddesigns.com\n RachelUnraveled (Instagram) [https://www.instagram.com/rachelunraveled/]\n\nArchPodNet\n\n * APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com [https://www.archpodnet.com/]\n * APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet\n * APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet\n * APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet\n * Tee Public Store [https://www.teepublic.com/stores/archaeology-podcast-network?ref_id=5724]\n\nAffiliates\n\n * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]\n * Motley Fool\n Save $110 off the full list price of Stock Advisor for your first year, go to \xa0https://zen.ai/archaeologyshowfool and start your investing journey today!\n *$110 discount off of $199 per year list price. Membership will renew annually at the then current list price.\n * Laird Superfood\n Are you ready to feel more energized, focused, and supported? Go to https://zen.ai/thearchaeologyshow2 and add nourishing, plant-based foods to fuel you from sunrise to sunset.\n * Liquid I.V.\n Ready to shop better hydration, use my special link https://zen.ai/thearchaeologyshow1 to save 20% off anything you order.