#3129: Archaeology Research

[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.