4 Roman-era swords discovered after 1,900 years in Dead Sea cave: "Almost in mint condition" (www.cbsnews.com)

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[-] Buffalobuffalo@reddthat.com 15 points 1 year ago

They are using the eBay definition of “mint condition”, I see.

[-] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

Have you seen what mint looks like after 1900 years?

[-] Shdwdrgn@mander.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

I have some coins in that condition, I guess this means I can get "top dollar" for them! 😆

[-] TubeTalkerX@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

No low-ballers, I know what I got!

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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.

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