Introduction to Space Archaeology

Monday 14 April, 4.00 pm
Aula F1 – Polo San Rossore 1938, Via Risorgimento 19, Pisa

Luca Forassiepi will introduce us to the topic of space archaeology, the archaeological study of contexts of human and robotic space exploration, including the terrestrial infrastructures related to the implementation and management of space missions. During the seminar the case study of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, reached by the Rosetta probe in August 2014, will be presented.

The seminar (in Italian) is proposed by the Course in Modern and Contemporary Archaeology, Department of Civilisations and Forms of Knowledge, University of Pisa.