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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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Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨cm0002@lemmy.world⁩ to ⁨archaeology@mander.xyz⁩

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/trash-found-deep-inside-a-mexican-cave-turns-out-to-be-500-year-old-artifacts-from-a-little-known-culture

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  • Coelacanth@feddit.nu ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    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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    • Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Yeah, I’ll pass too.

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    • Doom@ttrpg.network ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      how did they do it is my question

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  • MyDogLovesMe@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

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

    Serious

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    • Numberone@startrek.website ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      “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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      • DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        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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  • photonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    I wonder what those fertility rituals entailed…

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