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I'm not one to whinge about headlines much, but with UK conditions, "Equivalent to Tutankhamun" is one hell of a stretch. Very little gets preserved like in dry

I'm not one to whinge about headlines much, but with UK conditions, "Equivalent to Tutankhamun" is one hell of a stretch. Very little gets preserved like in dry Egyptian sand here. Significant and fascinating, certainly.

dang 8y ago
Ok, we'll take that bit out of the title above.
weberc2 8y ago
Agreed, although the do more or less admit that much in the article. The hyperbolic headline is a title and also the article makes some pretty bold claims that aren't really substantiated--somehow this find means that the region was "the forefront for culture and religion in the North Sea area".
- mdpye 8y ago
  While I also found the title disappointing, you cut a key part of that quote, changing the meaning entirely... was at the forefront of culture, religion and exchange with other countries across the North Sea. I noticed because I had to do a double take at the sentence though. There's a lot of "qualified importance", if you will, in the article!
  - weberc2 8y ago
    Not sure if I’m misreading, but that doesn’t seem to substantially alter the meaning...
dmix 8y ago
It says as much in the article too, which is very typical: > Sophie Jackson, director of research at Museum of London Archaeology (Mola), said it could be seen as a British equivalent to Tutankhamun’s tomb, although different in a number of ways. > For one thing it is in free-draining soil, meaning everything organic has decayed. “It was essentially a sandpit with stains,” she said. Using it's "vaguely similar to Tutankhamun" probably wouldn't get as many clicks though.
- cogman10 8y ago
  Probably more of a "The best and most completely preserved Britain has seen" and less "Holy shit, there is a secret chamber here which nobody knew about for 3000 years!"
  - NeedMoreTea 7y ago
    Yup, and the remarkable preservation of much of Tut's tomb. "essentially a sandpit with stains" is not that, or even up there with Mary Rose. :)
7952 8y ago
It's like comparing Cornwall to the French Riviera. Sure it's nice, but obviously not in the same league. In terms of ancient monuments Egypt is in a class of its own. Nothing in England even comes close.
microcolonel 8y ago
The Guardian is a tabloid shaped like a newspaper.

dang 8y ago

Ok, we'll take that bit out of the title above.

weberc2 8y ago

Agreed, although the do more or less admit that much in the article. The hyperbolic headline is a title and also the article makes some pretty bold claims that aren't really substantiated--somehow this find means that the region was "the forefront for culture and religion in the North Sea area".

mdpye 8y ago
While I also found the title disappointing, you cut a key part of that quote, changing the meaning entirely... was at the forefront of culture, religion and exchange with other countries across the North Sea. I noticed because I had to do a double take at the sentence though. There's a lot of "qualified importance", if you will, in the article!
- weberc2 8y ago
  Not sure if I’m misreading, but that doesn’t seem to substantially alter the meaning...

dmix 8y ago

It says as much in the article too, which is very typical: > Sophie Jackson, director of research at Museum of London Archaeology (Mola), said it could be seen as a British equivalent to Tutankhamun’s tomb, although different in a number of ways. > For one thing it is in free-draining soil, meaning everything organic has decayed. “It was essentially a sandpit with stains,” she said. Using it's "vaguely similar to Tutankhamun" probably wouldn't get as many clicks though.

cogman10 8y ago
Probably more of a "The best and most completely preserved Britain has seen" and less "Holy shit, there is a secret chamber here which nobody knew about for 3000 years!"
- NeedMoreTea 7y ago
  Yup, and the remarkable preservation of much of Tut's tomb. "essentially a sandpit with stains" is not that, or even up there with Mary Rose. :)

7952 8y ago

It's like comparing Cornwall to the French Riviera. Sure it's nice, but obviously not in the same league. In terms of ancient monuments Egypt is in a class of its own. Nothing in England even comes close.

microcolonel 8y ago

The Guardian is a tabloid shaped like a newspaper.