Greg Clarke@lemmy.ca to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoWhy is a millennium old fossilised human poop on display at the Archaeological Resource Centre in the UK?en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up136arrow-down14cross-posted to: lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
arrow-up132arrow-down1external-linkWhy is a millennium old fossilised human poop on display at the Archaeological Resource Centre in the UK?en.wikipedia.orgGreg Clarke@lemmy.ca to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square24fedilinkcross-posted to: lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
minus-squareblackstrat@lemmy.fwgx.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 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-squareblackstrat@lemmy.fwgx.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoImagine a town with lots of people where everyone shits in the street. It’s that authentic smell.
minus-squareblackstrat@lemmy.fwgx.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoWhat did you think the past was like?
minus-squareDevi@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 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