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[–] mech@feddit.org 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The number one site archeologists are interested in is a graveyard. Because it tells you a lot about the people buried there.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

This is funny because it's a symbol of bones, not actual bones. You know laser etched onto a platinum disc (or whatever other alloy that doesn't degrade) along with other signals that death is what will happen to you if you dig there. Any civilizaiton capable of that kind of excavation will be capable of figuring out "This is a symbol conveying a message. The message is death, not marking a juicy graveyard".

And just like the other guy, I think your fear is more likely with these other ominiuos-but-doesn't-tell-you-why markings (if the language is lost). They see all those random spikes and will think "holy shit this is the mother of all sites".

[–] HertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

"Yea but there's a bone so clearly there must be bones."

  • Future anthropologist from the idiocracy future.
[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Yeah idiocracy.

[–] Teh@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

Are you referring to the documentary film Idiocracy?