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AnonTechie [soylentnews.org] writes:

MASA's Archaeology, Anthropology and Interstellar Communications-a new 300-page volume [1.8 MB PDF] edited by Douglas A. Vakoch

These scholars are grappling with some of the enormous challenges that will face humanity if an information-rich signal emanating from another world is detected. By drawing on issues at the core of contemporary archaeology and anthropology, we can be much better prepared for contact with an extraterrestrial civilization, should that day ever come.
http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/files/Arch aeology_Anthropology_and_Interstellar_Communicatio n_TAGGED.pdf [nasa.gov]

You can download it here as a Kindle book or as a universal ePub here. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/files/Arch aeology_Anthropology_and_Interstellar_Communicatio n.mobi [nasa.gov]

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