outer_spec@lemmy.blahaj.zone to What is this thing?@lemmy.world · 9 months agoSaw these weird statue-like things in a parking lotlemmy.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square63fedilinkarrow-up1368arrow-down18
arrow-up1360arrow-down1imageSaw these weird statue-like things in a parking lotlemmy.blahaj.zoneouter_spec@lemmy.blahaj.zone to What is this thing?@lemmy.world · 9 months agomessage-square63fedilink
minus-squareI Cast Fist@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 months agoI wonder what would be future historians’ guess as to what those are/were, 2000+ years in a future where a “great loss of knowledge” happened.
minus-squareUriel238 [all pronouns]@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 months agoWe’ve worked out ancient gaming pieces, and sometimes been able to figure out rules for long dead games.
minus-squaretreadful@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·9 months agoUsually context is necessary for archeology. Finding these next to a parking lot wouldn’t be very helpful.
minus-squarecredit crazy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·9 months agoWe’ve worked out everything about this ancient game however we are still figuring out how playing around cars played a role in the game
minus-squareUriel238 [all pronouns]@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 months agoWait until they find the travel Scrabble pieces!
minus-squareNegativeInf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 months agoI keep a Royal Game of Ur on my desk. Lol.
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 months agoSomething something “fertility ritual”, most likely.
minus-squareSanguinePar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoWow, what way do YOU play chess?!
I wonder what would be future historians’ guess as to what those are/were, 2000+ years in a future where a “great loss of knowledge” happened.
We’ve worked out ancient gaming pieces, and sometimes been able to figure out rules for long dead games.
Usually context is necessary for archeology. Finding these next to a parking lot wouldn’t be very helpful.
We’ve worked out everything about this ancient game however we are still figuring out how playing around cars played a role in the game
Wait until they find the travel Scrabble pieces!
I keep a Royal Game of Ur on my desk. Lol.
Something something “fertility ritual”, most likely.
Wow, what way do YOU play chess?!