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Archaeology or archeology[a] is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscapes.

Archaeology has various goals, which range from understanding culture history to reconstructing past lifeways to documenting and explaining changes in human societies through time.

The discipline involves surveying, excavation, and eventually analysis of data collected, to learn more about the past. In broad scope, archaeology relies on cross-disciplinary research. Read more...

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago

Turns out my bro Wulfric just thought those icons looked sick

[–] nemanin 6 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I cannot stress thus enough: PUT IT BACK!

[–] Schal330 5 points 2 weeks ago

Given the current state of the world, what if now was the right time for it to be found?

[–] ZILtoid1991 3 points 2 weeks ago

No, we need to find a kind hearted individual, who can save the world without turning into yet another tyrant. Maybe the sword will be the one choosing its next wielder.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

i mean they're runes, 99% of the time runes just say shit like "ulfberth who is very handsome, made this"

[–] Luvs2Spuj 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Archeologists digging in a cemetery just seems like cheating.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

It’s an Anglo-Saxon cemetery, so it’s likely that they didn’t know it was a cemetery until after they started digging. The fact that they haven’t released its location to the public yet also suggests that it was previously unknown.