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I don't understand why this article is on HN nor how it fits into the HN mod guidelines.
by SandersAK 9y ago
I don't understand why this article is on HN nor how it fits into the HN mod guidelines.
- microtherion 9y agoThe guidelines say "anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity". As a reader (not the submitter), I found at least two interesting ideas in the article: (1) the fact that the correspondence between bones and graves is less than fully documented. An interesting factoid about past archeological practice. (2) the argument that burial accessories don't necessarily prove life occupation: Could it be that some "warrior graves" (of either sex/gender) were really "warrior cosplay graves"; that in a society where warriors have high status, other high status individuals could also be buried with the accoutrements of warriors? Will future archeologists digging up US graves conclude that there were millions and millions of people playing for the New York Yankees, because of all the baseball caps they'll find? So I'd argue this article qualifies.