Romans may have destroyed Moray metal-working site

Re:Romans may have destroyed Moray metal-working site by klyrs on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @10:20PM (#32246261)

This is a boring, overplayed, anti-science trope. The uncertainty is even visible in the title: "Romans may have destroyed..." It's a headline to draw interest to the story about a dig. Journalists need a hook. Nobody clicks on "Archaeologists found a pot on Tuesday."

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Re:Romans may have destroyed Moray metal-working site by throwaway894345 on Wednesday July 27, 2022 @10:39AM (#32250936)

Mostly agree, but I would click the shit out of "Archaeologists found a pot on Tuesday." :)

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Re:Romans may have destroyed Moray metal-working site by arkitaip on Wednesday July 27, 2022 @10:45AM (#32251018)

Same here. There is something about the mundaness that piques your interest.

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Re:Romans may have destroyed Moray metal-working site by hgazx on Wednesday July 27, 2022 @11:28AM (#32251636)

Calling something “anti science” is a boring overplayed trope by itself.

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Re:Romans may have destroyed Moray metal-working site by klyrs on Wednesday July 27, 2022 @01:53PM (#32253917)

> This is a good example of why archeologists shouldn't be believed.

Sometimes, a spade is a spade. What I responded to isn't just a shallow dismissal of the article, it's a shallow dismissal of an entire field of study based on a malicious interpretation of an article's title. That's anti-science.

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