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Re:Göbekli Tepe by edmundsauto on Friday January 29, 2021 @03:10PM (#25961764)
This is a good and interesting point. It's not like it's decaying while buried - where is the urgency coming from?
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Re:Göbekli Tepe by ncmncm on Friday January 29, 2021 @03:49PM (#25962328)
Then why ever dig anywhere?

We know there is a great deal buried that will be surprising. That is what real scientists want unearthed. Archaeologists, less so.

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Re:Göbekli Tepe by edmundsauto on Sunday January 31, 2021 @03:16PM (#25982149)
The criteria suggested by GP seem like a reasonable starting point.

What do you mean by "real scientists" versus archaeologists?

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