- Juergen ( @juergen@lemmy.sdf.org ) English51•20 hours ago
Somewhat boringly, the archaeologists posit that the bones may have been associated with cult practices.
Sometimes I wonder what archaeologists a few millennia down the line will think about small polymer statuettes of human females with disproportionately large breasts, but without discernible genitalia…
- Malgas ( @Malgas@beehaw.org ) English7•5 hours ago
There’s a running gag in archaeology that variations on “ritual purposes” actually means “I have no idea what this was for”.
That said, there has historically been a connection between certain divination practices and games of chance, so this could easily be both.
- lone_faerie ( @lone_faerie@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) English9•13 hours ago
Looking through an archeological lens, sheep bone games and cult practices probably look the same. Imagine thousands of years from now, they’ll probably see like football fans as a cult.
- MonkderVierte ( @MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml ) English7•8 hours ago
They are not?
- Liz ( @Liz@midwest.social ) English4•7 hours ago
It very strongly depends on how you’re using the word cult.
- solsangraal ( @solsangraal@lemmy.zip ) English18•20 hours ago
LOL at first i thought you were talking about weeb anime figurines, then remembered barbie and ken are things
- Juergen ( @juergen@lemmy.sdf.org ) English9•15 hours ago
- Rentlar ( @Rentlar@lemmy.ca ) English57•22 hours ago
Putting the entire story in a tag is the most tumblr thing ever
- SkaveRat ( @SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de ) English18•15 hours ago
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- don ( @don@lemm.ee ) English6•21 hours ago
They’re archaeologists you fuck mook, poking around in the grave of a 5000 year old Kazakh teen girl in with 180 sheep ankle bones it is their entire fucking business. No one’s saying shit about your bronze-plated pizza tent collection.