Handbook of Space Engineering, Archaeology, and Heritage

Expanding the discipline of archaeology into the cosmos, this unique volume offers a rarely considered perspective. It discusses the trail of debris that humans have left behind during space exploration, categorizing these items as artefacts worthy of investigation, as they provide evidence of our heritage as a planet. Gathering together a number of leading thinkers, the book discusses topics that are no longer merely science fiction, such as the landscape of space, spacecraft forensics and field techniques, our environmental footprints, and the establishment of an archaeological record in space. Highly authoritative, this book goes a long way in discerning fact from unverified stories and myths
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