Archeologists in the future, "It was likely a religious or ritual object."

[cinebox@masto.hackers.town]

@simonzerafa @tinker one theory is that it was a showpiece for metal workers to show off their abilities so you might not be far off.

[simonzerafa@infosec.exchange]

@cinebox @tinker

An apprentice piece, possibly for metal casting.
Could be!

[meraord@mastodonsweden.se]

@tinker "...but we don't know why. Okay?"

[balu@muenster.im]

@tinker "likely"?

[canuckduff@mas.to]

@tinker Clearly, high-status people were buried with such objects to ensure access to their analogue in the afterlife.

Edited to add: In the time before cheap data, one of my waiting for bus activities was guessing what would survive of my belongings & surroundings if we were, say, buried in ash suddenly. What would future archeologists guess?

[stgiga@blahaj.zone]

@tinker@infosec.exchange

I'd think https://stgiga.github.io/gigaware/mewbust2.stl would in its several copies make my house in 1000 years look holy.

[urban_hermit@mstdn.social]

@tinker
Archeologists in the now:

(Old archeologists) The people of this archipelago were primitive because we found no interesting rocks.

(Young archeologists) Based on this boat we found sunk in deep fresh water they had a complex and refined woodworking culture 100k years earlier than your stone working civilization.

(Old archeologists) All these people walked here on a land bridge you know...

(Young archeologists) - rolls eyes in a 'racists will soon be dead' way.

[moira@mastodon.murkworks.net]

@simonzerafa @tinker dry spaghetti serving count measurement. gotta be.