Greg Clarke to [email protected]English • 1 year agoWhy is a millennium old fossilised human poop on display at the Archaeological Resource Centre in the UK?en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up140arrow-down13cross-posted to: lemmyshitpost
arrow-up137arrow-down1external-linkWhy is a millennium old fossilised human poop on display at the Archaeological Resource Centre in the UK?en.wikipedia.orgGreg Clarke to [email protected]English • 1 year agomessage-square27fedilinkcross-posted to: lemmyshitpost
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish7•1 year agoI grew up in York and the Jorvik Viking Centre is brilliant. It really really smells, but that’s the point, it’s authentic to the time. If I’d done a shit that massive I’d want my surviving family to put it on display too.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•1 year agoImagine a town with lots of people where everyone shits in the street. It’s that authentic smell.
minus-squareDevilinkfedilink1•1 year agoYou don’t need to smear human poo on your museum to get the kids in
I grew up in York and the Jorvik Viking Centre is brilliant. It really really smells, but that’s the point, it’s authentic to the time.
If I’d done a shit that massive I’d want my surviving family to put it on display too.
Smells like what?
Imagine a town with lots of people where everyone shits in the street. It’s that authentic smell.
Grim.
What did you think the past was like?
You don’t need to smear human poo on your museum to get the kids in