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cm0002@lemmy.world to Archaeology@mander.xyzEnglish · 3 days ago

'Trash' found deep inside a Mexican cave turns out to be 500-year-old artifacts from a little-known culture

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'Trash' found deep inside a Mexican cave turns out to be 500-year-old artifacts from a little-known culture

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cm0002@lemmy.world to Archaeology@mander.xyzEnglish · 3 days ago
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When two spelunkers investigated what they thought was trash in a cave in Mexico, they discovered more than a dozen artifacts dating back centuries.
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    That’s an insane find, but merely reading about wading through water inside a cave with only a 15cm air pocket between the surface and the ceiling is giving me claustrophobia.

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      how did they do it is my question

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      Yeah, I’ll pass too.

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    Just gonna say it: That image immediately makes me think they found ancient Mexican dildos.

    Serious

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      “But upon closer inspection, she discovered that the “trash” was actually a cache of artifacts that may have been used in fertility rituals more than 500 years ago.”

      Might not be far off. Sometimes that gutter mind pays off😄

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        finds some dead person’s secret wank cave

        “Yes, these objects definitely had ritual significance. Look how well used they are!”

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    I wonder what those fertility rituals entailed…

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