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Re:Ancient Chesapeake site challenges timeline of humans in ... by maykef on Monday May 20, 2024 @09:05AM (#40415036)
Again????

American archaeologists and their desire for fame... Dig up a hole, find the stone tools that evidence human occupation, draw the stratigraphy, do radiocarbon dating, publish in a reputed journal (not your MySpace), rinse and repeat...

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Re:Ancient Chesapeake site challenges timeline of humans in ... by namaria on Monday May 20, 2024 @09:14AM (#40415102)
> (...) archaeologists (...) Dig up a hole, find the stone tools that evidence human occupation, draw the stratigraphy, do radiocarbon dating, publish in a reputed journal

I mean what else did you expect archaeologists to do?

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Re:Ancient Chesapeake site challenges timeline of humans in ... by Tao3300 on Monday May 20, 2024 @09:18AM (#40415136)
Running from boulders. Punching Nazis.
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Re:Ancient Chesapeake site challenges timeline of humans in ... by CyberDildonics on Monday May 20, 2024 @10:12AM (#40415664)
I think you're confusing fiction and reality.
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Re:Ancient Chesapeake site challenges timeline of humans in ... by d3w3y on Monday May 20, 2024 @11:26AM (#40416582)
Indiana Jokes
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Re:Ancient Chesapeake site challenges timeline of humans in ... by maykef on Monday May 20, 2024 @09:18AM (#40415141)
You would be surprised. For one, they can't be bothered to dig anymore. Many of them are mesmerised by aDNA, cropolites (or traces of them in lakes), and whether paleoindians were feminists or gay...
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Re:Ancient Chesapeake site challenges timeline of humans in ... by AlotOfReading on Monday May 20, 2024 @09:48AM (#40415441)
Archaeologists don't dig holes for fun. Excavations are just one set of tools in a larger investigative toolkit. If you can do the research without the hassle and expense of a trench, why shouldn't you?
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Re:Ancient Chesapeake site challenges timeline of humans in ... by Andrex on Monday May 20, 2024 @09:54AM (#40415502)
I can't tell if OP commenter is complaining archaeologists dig too many holes or not enough.
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Re:Ancient Chesapeake site challenges timeline of humans in ... by klyrs on Monday May 20, 2024 @12:32PM (#40417228)
Narrative consistency isn't necessary for trolls to get the attention they desire. Quite to the contrary.
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Re:Ancient Chesapeake site challenges timeline of humans in ... by namaria on Monday May 20, 2024 @09:35AM (#40415293)
Knowing many professional archaeologists, I have no idea what you're talking about.
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Re:Ancient Chesapeake site challenges timeline of humans in ... by octopoc on Monday May 20, 2024 @12:40PM (#40417302)
They're mocking doing archeology with an agenda FYI
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Re:Ancient Chesapeake site challenges timeline of humans in ... by namaria on Monday May 20, 2024 @03:51PM (#40419501)
It's a strawman fallacy, not mockery. I never heard of archaeologists doing any of what they are accused of here.
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Re:Ancient Chesapeake site challenges timeline of humans in ... by dhosek on Monday May 20, 2024 @09:54AM (#40415494)
He read something on Twitter and now he’s incensed.
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