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booga_booga_partyguy t1_j4tpoc9 wrote

Reply to comment by ActivisionBlizzard in World’s oldest rune stone found in Norway, archaeologists believe by danishistorian

More critically, why would anyone invest that kind of time and effort to pull off a prank with little payoff?

Just gaining the expertise needed to carve the right kind of runes that are era appropriate alone will require at least the equivalent of post-grad level of knowledge.

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Ephemeral_Wolf t1_j4ucq2u wrote

I imagine IF anyone were to go the trouble of something like this, it would be an archaeologist themselves looking for the credit of a big find?

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booga_booga_partyguy t1_j4ug36a wrote

Possible, but again, way too much effort for relatively little tangible gain.

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Ephemeral_Wolf t1_j4ug8dw wrote

"fortune and glory, doctor Jones"

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booga_booga_partyguy t1_j4ugggo wrote

That flavour of archeologist would spend more time breaking half the artefacts in the cave to beat the Nazis to a particular find over wasting time creating an elaborate forgery.

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