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We won't go poking through waste disposal sites for no good reason We do just that, for the good reason that archaeology thrives on the study of garbage. Midde
by IntronExon 9y ago
We won't go poking through waste disposal sites for no good reason
We do just that, for the good reason that archaeology thrives on the study of garbage. Middens are invaluable resources, but historically there was no danger that would last through the ages. Now future archaeologists will have to worry about radioactive hazard, chemical hazards, and god knows what else. The real horror might be coming across some black site storing or studying NBC agents.
We’re a messy species, and a lucky one so far, but luck never lasts.
- srtjstjsj 9y agoArchaeologists have died investigating booby-trapped tombs. Nothing new under the sun.
- ben_w 9y agoI thought that only happened in fiction. Examples?
- tzahola 9y agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curse_of_the_pharaohs https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curse_of_the_pharaohs
- ben_w 9y ago> The evidence for curses relating to King Tutankhamun is considered to be so meager that Donald B. Redford viewed it as "unadulterated clap trap".[3] Almost all of the supposedly related deaths definitely didn’t come from the tombs.
- IntronExon 9y agoTry to find a real-life example of that, I’ve never been able to.
- kjs3 9y agoYeah, but the booby-trap historically wasn't weaponized smallpox or anthrax, or spent fuel rods, that don't just kill the archaeologist, but do so slow enough and can be conveniently carried out of the dump to kill people far beyond.