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Academia Nut said:
"Right then, we tell the press that 'the purpose remains unknown, but it was probably something of deep ritual significance, possibly relating to fertility'," the professor said in disgusted exasperation.

A cheeky senior grad student asked sarcastically, "You mean like that cache of dil-"

"Deep. Ritual. Significance," the professor ground out.
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...so, just like historians and archaeologists in our world?

'Cause... I've heard of several cases of things like this happening. I'd drop links, but considering the content...
 
Slayer Anderson said:
...so, just like historians and archaeologists in our world?

'Cause... I've heard of several cases of things like this happening. I'd drop links, but considering the content...
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It's not just sexy stuff. Sometimes archaeologists literally don't know what something is because it's so out of their experience. Like, there was a certain bone tool someone was finding a lot of and they claimed it was ritual because they didn't know what it was, and a traditional leatherworker took one look at it and said "oh yeah I know what that is. that's a leather burnisher, you use em to polish the leather and close the pores. I've got one just like it in my workshop. You gotta use bone because nothing else works just right."
Link to a Tumblr post talking about it.
Link to a scholarly article on it
 
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DocMatoi said:
It's not just sexy stuff. Sometimes archaeologists literally don't know what something is because it's so out of their experience. Like, there was a certain bone tool someone was finding a lot of and they claimed it was ritual because they didn't know what it was, and a leatherwork took one look at it and said "oh yeah I know what that is. Oh yeah that's a leather burnisher, you use em to polish the leather and close the pores. I've got one just like it in my workshop. You gotta use bone because nothing else works just right."
Link to a Tumblr post talking about it.
Link to a scholarly article on it
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Also depends on when the stuff was found as well. Back in the early days of Archaeology, they'd just label things whatever they felt like and call it a day. There were also plenty of people who would destroy and/or alter their findings to fit their theories...There wasn't a lot of scholarly integrity back in the day.
 
maximillian said:
And folks stop pretending that the decision to mess with Clan structures and laws is anything but tomfoolery and that's its somehow good in the long term. We should switch to districts or guilds as soon the option is there.

I find it especially strange since so many are against aristocrats yet they like clanisim, even though clans have nobles who, thanks to our vote, can harness the full power of the Clan for thier advancement.

As for a there being a conspiracy, do keep in mind that history is stranger than fiction, many a time happenstance caused chaos, as people refuse to believe that something so simple could be true.
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'We should abolish things the way we have done them for a millennium, and switch to something totally different right away!"

People don't really like sudden change that much, whether they be quest voters or copper age farmers.
Ghostdevil said:
By the time we reach modern times so that Naruto could theoretically be written, we would have gotten rid of that stupid belief of queer = more magic
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And then we'll have the much more correct modern Hollywood belief that black people = magic, as god intended.
BungieONI said:
Though to be fair I think Nichijou, having never watched it myself but seen some weird clips such as the above, may replace the queer energy with sheer WTF.
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Guile said:
'We should abolish things the way we have done them for a millennium, and switch to something totally different right away!"

People don't really like sudden change that much, whether they be quest voters or copper age farmers.

And then we'll have the much more correct modern Hollywood belief that black people = magic, as god intended.

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God damn do I love that amv...it's so well timed!
 
Academia Nut said:
Probably not, but you may have unlocked the social concept of "Trash tier taste" :p
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Would that be Tailings tier, to be sealed away for future generations to study how to prevent it from poisoning the world, or Black Soil tier, where it is mixed with shit, set on fire, and then crushed to a fine powder?
drake_azathoth said:
With great effort, we may someday work our art up to the level of Pompeii. Millenia later somebody will spend a fortune to dig up our art, then decide to lock it away for centuries where no one can be embarrassed by it.
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Actually for what it's worth most cultures probably produced a lot of porn.

It's just that the stuff doesn't preserve well, since its ah...heavily in use.

Also you might want to check out what the medieval monks liked to doodle after a long day of scribing
 
veekie said:
Would that be Tailings tier, to be sealed away for future generations to study how to prevent it from poisoning the world, or Black Soil tier, where it is mixed with shit, set on fire, and then crushed to a fine powder?
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Tailings tier definitely, there's some ancient stones of warding around the burial site. As Black Soil the archaeologists would have to wait a lot longer until they developed ridiculously advanced simulation tech, at which point all sorts of awkward ethical questions pop up.
 
Academia Nut said:
The king nodded at the Spirit Chief, who then turned the vase slightly to reveal a different scene, and asked, "And why pray tell is she topless and groping these other two young women here?"

Looking a little askance, the chief said, "Ah, well, you see part of her power is to absorb power from her companions, and while those details can be a bit lurid-"

The vase was turned again, and the chief blushed and said, "Ah, well, you see, when the children go to bed, the storytellers will sometimes take implication a bit further to excite the adults in the audience, but really-"

Turn.

The chief gawped for a moment as his mind put everything together before he proclaimed, "No! Her puri-" He then caught himself, snapping his jaw shut. Face both red with embarrassment and anger he said, "I will see to it that the villains behind this blasphemy and found and their products eliminated."
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I see the Spirit Chief belong to the pure waifu must protect faction even as there are many of those who would defile her image.

Come to think of it, given our shamans I would not be surprised if some of the holy sites had more porn per square inch than Valleyhome has per block....
DocMatoi said:
Knights fighting snails?
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Dongs, dongs, poop, and dongs.
 
Guile said:
'We should abolish things the way we have done them for a millennium, and switch to something totally different right away!"

People don't really like sudden change that much, whether they be quest voters or copper age farmers.

And then we'll have the much more correct modern Hollywood belief that black people = magic, as god intended.

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The voters are quite fond of sudden change. They do it 4/5 times infact.
 
DocMatoi said:
Knights fighting snails?
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Those knights and snails held deep symbolic significance.

And who's to say the dongs and lewd songs where not metaphor. Or the illicit paintings a lesson on virtue.

And the brothel attached to the building is purely duo to the kind and forgiving hearts of the monks who wished to provide nightly spiritual assistance to those fallen ladies.

Monastic virtue and symbolism knew no bounds.
 
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Academia Nut said:
What to do?
[] Let the Highlanders extract their vengeance and attempt to make amends after (-1 Legitimacy, -3 Diplomacy, possibility of war with Highlanders, chance of spawning new faction in the lowlands)
[] Attempt to capture the errant warriors and then make amends with the Highlanders (-5 Diplomacy, probable war with Highlanders)
[] Reinforce position (Conquer new province, war with Highlanders)
[] Massively reinforce position (-5 Military, founds new March, war with Highlanders)
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Can we capture the errant warriors, execute them, and then send their heads to the Highlanders?
 
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