Re:Archaeologists hail ‘dream discovery’ as sarcophagus is u...
by mitthrowaway2 on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @06:50AM
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It's not the lack of ancient low-quality work that surprises, but the absence of more recent high-quality work.
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Re:Archaeologists hail ‘dream discovery’ as sarcophagus is u...
by ncmncm on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @01:05PM
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Exactly. If they could still do high-quality work: mirror-smooth surfaced, extra-hard diorite, carved with exact bilateral symmetry, you would expect to find some of it done for highest-status people, even if it were no longer squandered on huge monuments.