Viking Age woman found buried with scallop shells on her mouth, and archaeologists are mystified (www.livescience.com)

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[-] SoleInvictus 12 points 1 day ago

Humans do something weird, journalist claims people who study ancient humans are surprised.

I'm not an archie, but I've known enough to safely say they are not mystified. Humans do weird shit.

For example: "vampire" child burial

this post was submitted on 30 Nov 2025

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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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