With cutting-edge technology that can “read” buildings, ruins and landscapes from ancient worlds, TIME SCANNERS reveals physical and forensic history, allowing viewers to reach out and touch the past.
![Caitlin Stevens using the C10 short range scanner to scan Petra, Jordan.](https://cdn.kpbs.org/dims4/default/5e9c239/2147483647/strip/true/crop/547x337+26+0/resize/880x542!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fkpbs-brightspot.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2Fimg%2Fphotos%2F2014%2F07%2F15%2FTimeScanners_CaitlinScanningPetra.jpg)
In this episode, structural engineer Steve Burrows leads his team of laser-scanning experts to Jordan to scan the ancient desert city of Petra.
Using 3D laser-scanning technology, he wants to uncover its construction secrets and shed new light on this architectural wonderland lost to the West for more than 1,000 years.
![Point Cloud & CGI Image of the Monastery, Petra.](https://cdn.kpbs.org/dims4/default/10dd44e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/549x338+26+0/resize/880x542!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fkpbs-brightspot.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2Fimg%2Fphotos%2F2014%2F07%2F15%2FTimeScanners_Petra_Monastery.jpg)
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CREDITS:
TIME SCANNERS is produced by Atlantic Productions. Lara Acastar is the series producer. Anthony Geffen is executive producer.