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  1. Why I became an #archaeologist: It's about those little details suddenly bringing back voices, and people, from the past:

    "Uh, how in Ptah's name are we supposed to lift this giant huge stone here in the quarry?"

    "Ok, wait. Let me make this quick sketch here for you ..."

    (Photo: carvings in the #quarries of #Silsila, #Egypt (by courtesy by Brian C. Weed), further reading: lunduniversity.lu.se/article/a)

  2. Why I became an #archaeologist: It's about those little details suddenly bringing back voices, and people, from the past:

    "Uh, how in Ptah's name are we supposed to lift this giant huge stone here in the quarry?"

    "Ok, wait. Let me make this quick sketch here for you ..."

    (Photo: carvings in the #quarries of #Silsila, #Egypt (by courtesy by Brian C. Weed), further reading: lunduniversity.lu.se/article/a)