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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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“Putting human remains on display is unethical, especially when no consent has been given,”
Wait, this is their issue? Not colonialism and displaying stolen goods, but the fact that Artemidorus didn't sign a form allowing his mummified body to be displayed at the British Museum and his 3000-year-old ghost might be offended?
Replace the mummies with domestic monarchs.
Current ones?
Nah, they’ve got plenty stashed in Westminster Abbey. Just dig ‘em up like they did the Egyptian kings.
Nah fuck them all. No kings no Masters.