#3129: Archaeology Research

XKCD comic, described below.
Transcript

[Cueball stands in front of a roll-down projector screen, pointing to it behind him as he looks forward. The screen depicts two arrowheads: On the left is an arrowhead hewn from stone with the subtitle "Stone (traditional)". On the right is a smoother arrowhead with the subtitle "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.


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