#3129: Archaeology Research
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[Cueball stands in front of a roll-down projector screen, pointing to it behind him as he looks forward giving a presentation. The screen depicts two arrowheads: On the left is an rough arrowhead hewn from stone and on the right is a smoother arrowhead with just one a small dent in its surface. The arrowheads have labels beneath them, and beneath each label there is an extra line of text in brackets:]
Stone (traditional)
Copper (my method)
Cueball: In the process of analyzing Paleolithic stone toolmaking, I've stumbled on an improved technique for producing points and blades.
Cueball: Instead of stone, my method is based on the heating and shaping of copper ore...
[Caption below the panel:]
Too late, I realized that my entire archaeology dissertation had been based on a colossal misunderstanding.
(Sourced from explainxkcd.com)
Title text:The academic archaeology establishment is suppressing my breakthroughs because of the disruption it would bring to their prepared-core flake-based toolmaking industry.