A UC Santa Cruz professor unearthed the oldest alphabet yet

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142 points diodorus | 1 comments | 13 Jan 25 20:50 UTC | HN request time: 0.213s | source

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sandworm101 ◴[17 Jan 25 14:52 UTC] No.42738082[source]▶

>> I try to keep that in mind when I’m excavating today; scholars of the future are counting on us to leave the best documentation we can.

The answer is to stop digging. It is understood that imaging techniques will eventually be good enough that artifacts may soon be studdied without disturbing the surrounding soil, without destroying all that evidence that future generations might be able to use. Of course that means disrupting the dig-to-museum/auction/television pipeline that funds the field.

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mmooss ◴[17 Jan 25 18:16 UTC] No.42741483[source]▶

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> It is understood that imaging techniques will eventually be good enough that artifacts may soon be studdied without disturbing the surrounding soil

Who understands that? It's very interesting. Is there somewhere in archaeology where it's discussed? Is there a paper or article? It might be interesting for HN's front page.

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1. detourdog ◴[17 Jan 25 20:42 UTC] No.42743037[source]▶

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I have heard old time time tv episodes explain that. They were asked why sto digging a site and that was the answer. Archeology seems to be self aware as a discipline. The modern participants have been ham strung by earlier generations.

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