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Re:Amateur archaeologist in Switzerland unearths 2k-year-old... by atarian on Wednesday December 01, 2021 @02:15PM (#29407907)
I wonder what archaeologists 2000 years from now will unearth as news-worthy.
Re:Amateur archaeologist in Switzerland unearths 2k-year-old... by holoduke on Wednesday December 01, 2021 @02:43PM (#29408230)
A few years ago in Amsterdam , The Netherlands a construction company had to dig a tunnel through a former canal. The canal existed for few hundreds of years and was only a decade ago filled and a road was build on top of it. They found about 700.000 artifacts from the middle-ages till modern times. Speer arrows, swords, guns, money, credit cards, music cassettes, smoke pipes etc. I believe there is a exposition dedicated to those findings. Very interesting.
Re:Amateur archaeologist in Switzerland unearths 2k-year-old... by spacelamb on Wednesday December 01, 2021 @02:41PM (#29408201)
Probably objects that make you imagine about what day-to-day living was like in the past.

If VR becomes widespread, perhaps the first VR headset. Or perhaps niche, quaint items with great craftsmanship (no longer used at all in the future), like a high-quality metal mechanical pencil, fountain pen, or ballpoint pen.

Early commercial spacecraft (SpaceX) would also be a certainty, as the expansion of humanity across space is near-guaranteed (as long as humanity doesn't destroy itself). Perhaps also today's fashion (thinking of fashion museums).

Re:Amateur archaeologist in Switzerland unearths 2k-year-old... by pugworthy on Wednesday December 01, 2021 @06:57PM (#29410738)
Space archaeology will be really interesting. So many satellites and other things to be found scattered around Earth, the solar system, and beyond.

Someone some day will perhaps dig up a completely buried Mars lander under windblown sand, or send their fast vehicle out to capture images of the Voyager probes.

Re:Amateur archaeologist in Switzerland unearths 2k-year-old... by adventured on Wednesday December 01, 2021 @02:26PM (#29408036)
A still working Apple II that was forgotten in a bunker.
Re:Amateur archaeologist in Switzerland unearths 2k-year-old... by josefx on Wednesday December 01, 2021 @02:46PM (#29408263)
Anything newer would probably refuse to boot up due to expired certificates and missing drm servers.
Re:Amateur archaeologist in Switzerland unearths 2k-year-old... by wizzwizz4 on Wednesday December 01, 2021 @06:51PM (#29410684)
They'd have to replace the capacitors, but it's perhaps possible.
Re:Amateur archaeologist in Switzerland unearths 2k-year-old... by airstrike on Wednesday December 01, 2021 @03:51PM (#29408974)
Fidget spinners
Re:Amateur archaeologist in Switzerland unearths 2k-year-old... by intrasight on Wednesday December 01, 2021 @03:14PM (#29408599)
Bitcoins ;)