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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.

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[–] [email protected] 53 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

This place is not a place of honor. No highly esteemed deed is commemorated here. What is here was dangerous and repulsive to us. The danger is still present, in your time, as it was in ours. The danger is unleashed only if you substantially disturb this place physically.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 days ago

God, I love Sandia National Labs for coming up with such great creepypasta: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-term_nuclear_waste_warning_messages

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)

If it was not an invaluable historic artifact, it would be fun to send a guy to break it and see what happens (probably nothing though)

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago

What if climate change was caused mostly by this guy cursing the wind...

[–] _druid 5 points 3 days ago

Reminds me of Valheim.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

where is this? doesn't look like any runestone i've ever seen. there should be remnants of a border visible at the bottom.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

oh its hella old, that's why.

also, the interpretation of the ur-nordic listed on the swedish wiki is basically "if you ruin my rock you are a beta male":

Ärofulla runors rad dolde jag här, mäktiga runor. Rastlös av arghet [d.v.s. perversitet], död genom list skall den bli som bryter detta. Jag spår fördärv.

Ristaren förutspår att minnesmärkets eventuella förstörare ska drabbas av förbannelsen. "Arghet", fornnordiska ergi, betyder 'omanlighet, feghet''.

translated:

"the carver predicts that the one who destroys the stone will be struck the curse of ergi, 'unmanliness', 'cowardice'."

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago

Totally worked though