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ImperatorRomanum t1_ir31wno wrote

According to my Native American history professor, when James Chatters did the initial facial reconstruction of the Kennwick Man, he admitted he had been watching a lot of TNG which is why the reconstruction looked suspiciously like Patrick Stewart. Take these with a shaker of salt.

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MihoWigo t1_ir2z7c3 wrote

Our tour guide in Rome was an archeology student. He said anytime they try and put in a subway system they find ancient stuff during the tunnel boring, which shuts down the construction indefinitely. He said he didn’t think they’d ever get an efficient subway in the city for this reason.

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doctorcrimson t1_ir2yhj8 wrote

I don't think engines have any real place in this discussion. Almost completely nonsequitur, a better example would be things like even the basics of modern chemistry, efficient manpowered or mill powered machinery, or architecture. Not to say romans were bad builders or that their food preservation was poor, far from it, they simply hit their limits far before what would imply an industrial revolution of the time period.

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