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New Archeologies

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Dr Beth O'Leary examines the role space archaeology has to play in preserving Tranquility Base - the site on the moon where Apollo 11 landed - as an extraterrestrial heritage site.

Series of personal essays about the archaeology of the recent past.

Dr Beth O'Leary from the University of New Mexico examines the role space archaeology has to play in preserving Tranquility Base - the site on the moon where Apollo 11 landed - for mankind as the first extraterrestrial heritage site.

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Mon 7 Sep 2009 23:00

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