Glittering, unlooted 1,200-year-old royal tomb found in Peru

[Fairportfan]

Glittering, unlooted 1,200-year-old royal tomb found in Peru

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[NOTDilbert]

Wonder how big they are - no ruler or anything -

[bmonk]

Well, it isn't exactly unlooted anymore. . . .

Although it will be preserved, more or less, for study and exhibition.

[Dave]

Well, it isn't exactly unlooted anymore. . . .

Although it will be preserved, more or less, for study and exhibition.

"But please... to always call it 'research'." (Tom Lehrer)

[scantrontb]

Wonder how big they are - no ruler or anything -

they look like rings to me, so i'd say about 3/4 to 1 inch diameter? a bit bigger than current wedding rings styles i guess, but not quite as big as rapper's "Bling" rings??

[Fairportfan]

Wonder how big they are - no ruler or anything -

they look like rings to me, so i'd say about 3/4 to 1 inch diameter? a bit bigger than current wedding rings styles i guess, but not quite as big as rapper's "Bling" rings??

Those are ear studs.

[Atomic]

With luck, they may find some books. Almost everything written was destroyed by the Conquistadors and company.

[NOTDilbert]

Yup - anything written by a heathen is either evil or misguided, or both - can't possibly have any cultural or historical significance, cause, well, they're HEATHENS - only OUR history and culture are important....

(I shall now stop channeling the Spanish Inquisition)

[Fairportfan]

Yup - anything written by a heathen is either evil or misguided, or both - can't possibly have any cultural or historical significance, cause, well, they're HEATHENS - only OUR history and culture are important....

(I shall now stop channeling the Spanish Inquisition)

Heh.

Back in the 1970s (i think it was) i read that the GLC wanted to remove all books older than fifteen years from London's school libraries because they couldn't possibly be relevant in the modern world.

[Mark N]

Back in the 1970s (i think it was) i read that the GLC wanted to remove all books older than fifteen years from London's school libraries because they couldn't possibly be relevant in the modern world.

You just have to admire bureaucratic stupidity. Admire that it seems to survive all attempts to purge it throughout history.

[shadowinthelight]

Yup - anything written by a heathen is either evil or misguided, or both - can't possibly have any cultural or historical significance, cause, well, they're HEATHENS - only OUR history and culture are important....

(I shall now stop channeling the Spanish Inquisition)

I don't think anyone expected that.

[bmonk]

Yup - anything written by a heathen is either evil or misguided, or both - can't possibly have any cultural or historical significance, cause, well, they're HEATHENS - only OUR history and culture are important....

(I shall now stop channeling the Spanish Inquisition)

Heh.

Back in the 1970s (i think it was) i read that the GLC wanted to remove all books older than fifteen years from London's school libraries because they couldn't possibly be relevant in the modern world.

A local college (with a poor library) once wanted to weed out all books that had not been checked out in five years. Including all of Shakespeare. The English department strongly objected, but barely were able to save Shakespeare.

[scantrontb]

Yup - anything written by a heathen is either evil or misguided, or both - can't possibly have any cultural or historical significance, cause, well, they're HEATHENS - only OUR history and culture are important....

(I shall now stop channeling the Spanish Inquisition)

I don't think anyone expected that.

yep, they were too busy expecting ninjas to bother with the Inquisition.

[Atomic]

A local college (with a poor library) once wanted to weed out all books that had not been checked out in five years. Including all of Shakespeare. The English department strongly objected, but barely were able to save Shakespeare.

Because, as everybody knows, nobody goes to the library to read, only to check out books.

Bleah.

Dust the floor for genie footprints while you're at it!

[scantrontb]

A local college (with a poor library) once wanted to weed out all books that had not been checked out in five years. Including all of Shakespeare. The English department strongly objected, but barely were able to save Shakespeare.

well, it's their own fault... if they had actually assigned homework that required reading Shakespeare, then maybe someone would have checked them out in the last five years...

[Mark N]

A local college (with a poor library) once wanted to weed out all books that had not been checked out in five years. Including all of Shakespeare. The English department strongly objected, but barely were able to save Shakespeare.

well, it's their own fault... if they had actually assigned homework that required reading Shakespeare, then maybe someone would have checked them out in the last five years...

Oh there you go, blaming the broken educational system for the broken educat.... never mind, what we need is true education to return to this county. Something to inspire people to dream and create, not just pass the next state exam.

[DinkyInky]

Yup - anything written by a heathen is either evil or misguided, or both - can't possibly have any cultural or historical significance, cause, well, they're HEATHENS - only OUR history and culture are important....

(I shall now stop channeling the Spanish Inquisition)

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!