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Saw these weird statue-like things in a parking lot (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/whatisthisthing

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I wonder what would be future historians' guess as to what those are/were, 2000+ years in a future where a "great loss of knowledge" happened.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (2 children)

We've worked out ancient gaming pieces, and sometimes been able to figure out rules for long dead games.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Usually context is necessary for archeology. Finding these next to a parking lot wouldn't be very helpful.

[–] creditCrazy 6 points 9 months ago

We've worked out everything about this ancient game however we are still figuring out how playing around cars played a role in the game

[–] JustZ 4 points 9 months ago

I feel like whenever archaeology finds something new they're like "this was a massive arena for entertainment, people traveled from possibly thousands of miles away to watch two people play the game in the parking arena."

Like the get it very wrong at first but then figure out more.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Wait until they find the travel Scrabble pieces!

[–] NegativeInf 2 points 9 months ago

I keep a Royal Game of Ur on my desk. Lol.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Something something "fertility ritual", most likely.

[–] sanguinepar 1 points 9 months ago

Wow, what way do YOU play chess?!