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Dr. Samantha Porter joins us to chat about her work using lasers and other technology to map archaeological sites without disturbing them. We delves into the historical significance of the ruins of Yavin and whether it's ethical for the Rebellion to hide out there. And of course we cover Star Wars's favorite archaeologist - Dr. Aphra! We even get a little bit into ancient alien conspiracies.

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Check out Samantha's website and follow her on Instagram!

Check out Samantha showing off her LIDAR on the show Mission Unstoppable!

Read the paper Samantha mentioned, "Body Ritual Among the Nacirema"

And also check out the Mayan archaeology content creators Samantha mentioned in the show.

Stephan Milo (YouTube)

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Flint Dibble (YouTube, Twitter)

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Star Warsologies is a podcast about science in a galaxy far, far away. Hosts James Floyd and Melissa Miller combine their love of storytelling in the franchise with their keen interest in all things academic.

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