Which archaeological find would you most want to discover?

[Rain Man]

Assume the following rules:

1. You find the thing and identify it.

2. The world recognizes you as the discoverer.

3. You don't get to sell loot. Your only financial benefit is speaking fees and other outcomes of fame.

4. We're talking past tense of things already discovered. What do you wish you had found, instead of finding something that's as-yet undiscovered.


Poll forthcoming to those who are bold enough to seek it.

[CoMoChief]

The secret lies with Charlotte.

[Otter]

I'm going to have to go with finding the burial location of Genghis Khan. Mongols were complete bad asses (almost concurred the vast majority of the world) and get no R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Just ask Aretha Franklin.

[TribalElder]

Other: A fluted Cumberland arrowhead grade 10

[LoneWolf]

The lost city of Atlantis.

[Munson]

http://agaunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Ark-of-Covenant-FEAT.jpg

[Coochie liquor]

I went with Macchu Piccchu, because the Kaitilyn Jenner sex tape wasn't an option.

[ping2000]

Bruce Jenner's balls. Wait, no.

[mdchiefsfan]

Malaysia Airlines Flight 17

[Kman34]

Jimmy Hoffa

[Ebolapox]

I'm going to have to go with finding the burial location of Genghis Khan. Mongols were complete bad asses (almost concurred the vast majority of the world) and get no R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Just ask Aretha Franklin.

This is actually pretty much what I thought about after reading the thread title

[MIAdragon]

Discovered

[Predarat]

It would be kind of cool to find a living, breathing, Megalodon.

[loochy]

Ancient drawings documenting visits by aliens along with alien remains and alien artifacts.

[BigChiefFan]

http://agaunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Ark-of-Covenant-FEAT.jpg

Agreed. The Ark Of The Covenant would be the biggest find possible in my opinion.

[Graystoke]

What are the Baghdad Batteries?
And what, or who used them?
Did they operate remote control cars or sex toys?

[ptlyon]

My penis

[Graystoke]

Bruce Jenner's penis

FYP

[loochy]

What are the Baghdad Batteries?
And what, or who used them?
Did they operate remote control cars or sex toys?

Those are the mysterious missing "evidence" that Iraq had WMDs that led to Destert Storm II.

[BigMeatballDave]

Angkor Wat

[Rain Man]

Angkor Wat

I almost added that, but did a little research and apparently they were never "discovered". They were always known, though some guy got credit for discovering them because he publicized them in the west.

[Fairplay]

http://agaunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Ark-of-Covenant-FEAT.jpg

That was my first thought when I read the question. This.

[Rain Man]

What are the Baghdad Batteries?
And what, or who used them?
Did they operate remote control cars or sex toys?

Check out this interesting article:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/2804257.stm

[Rain Man]

Discovered


Yes, my error. It should be "want to have discovered", referring to something that has been found and confirmed.

[Rain Man]

By the way, I went with King Tut's tomb. It combines splendid history with amazing artifacts. Finding something like this would be pretty spectacular:

https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRV5AWCAFXKSibz2SXPO21cUTKRj4X39rkEJXB6cgyM4tfQnnrc

The Rosetta Stone would be a pretty close second due to its historical significance, and then probably Macchu Picchu, though the Terracotta warriors are close. But in terms of discoveries per pound, how cool would it be to go hiking and discover Otzi the Ice Man?

[Chiefs4TheWin]

I picked the Rosetta stone. I value knowledge over architectural achievement. I would of picked Macchu Picchu second though. My bucket list is visiting a ton of the architectural wonders. Starting with the pyramids.

[Graystoke]

Check out this interesting article:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/2804257.stm

Interesting indeed!
Many thanks

[Fairplay]

Check out this interesting article:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/2804257.stm


It wouldn't surprise me at all to learn they had batteries so long ago Rainman.

ISIS has been destroying artifacts in Iraq, an area agreed upon by historians to be the birthplace of mankind.

[ptlyon]

What? No G spot option?

[Dartgod]

I went with The Tyrannosaurus Named Dartgod

[Dave Lane]

By the way, I went with King Tut's tomb. It combines splendid history with amazing artifacts. Finding something like this would be pretty spectacular:

https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRV5AWCAFXKSibz2SXPO21cUTKRj4X39rkEJXB6cgyM4tfQnnrc

The Rosetta Stone would be a pretty close second due to its historical significance, and then probably Macchu Picchu, though the Terracotta warriors are close. But in terms of discoveries per pound, how cool would it be to go hiking and discover Otzi the Ice Man?

Brother Kevin, My choice as well. Although discovering a supernova in the Milky Way Galaxy would be tops for me.

[BlackHelicopters]

Noah's Ark

[BigRichard]

The body of Jesus Christ.

I didn't see who started this thread but the second I read the poll I said "This is a Rain Man thread".

[Eleazar]

A vast field of black gold situated below my property.

[The Franchise]

By the way, I went with King Tut's tomb. It combines splendid history with amazing artifacts. Finding something like this would be pretty spectacular:

https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRV5AWCAFXKSibz2SXPO21cUTKRj4X39rkEJXB6cgyM4tfQnnrc

The Rosetta Stone would be a pretty close second due to its historical significance, and then probably Macchu Picchu, though the Terracotta warriors are close. But in terms of discoveries per pound, how cool would it be to go hiking and discover Otzi the Ice Man?

Wouldn't I be dead from the curse?

[threebag]

Suprised the Alex Smith torch and pitchfork crew hasn't thrown in Franchise Quaterback. They should be looking for the Scarecrows diploma or a used condom hanging out of their ass.

[Stewie]

I almost added that, but did a little research and apparently they were never "discovered". They were always known, though some guy got credit for discovering them because he publicized them in the west.

I thought of Angkor Wat and Petra. Petra was known by a relatively small number of people until the early 1800's. They think it was abandoned around 100 AD. Since it's off the beaten path and tricky to get to it had to be "rediscovered."

[srvy]

Munson beat me to it. Lets hope he doesn't get his eyes burnt out till his face explodes.

Remains of Noah's Ark would be nice.

Remains of Adam and Eve. Check if Adam's rib is missing. Maybe they got wrong bone;)

[Hydrae]

Wouldn't I be dead from the curse?

I voted for Tut's tomb also, curse be damned!

My first thought before reading the poll though was the Library of Alexandria. Or finding out what (if anything) is under the Sphinx.

[Rain Man]

I thought of Angkor Wat and Petra. Petra was known by a relatively small number of people until the early 1800's. They think it was abandoned around 100 AD. Since it's off the beaten path and tricky to get to it had to be "rediscovered."

I think that Abu Simbel was the same way. It would get buried in the sand, so I think it was "rediscovered" more than once.

It's way out in the middle of nowhere right on the border with Sudan. When I went to Egypt, we decided that we had to go there, but it's not even really near a town. You had to take a plane to some landing field, get on a bus, and drive there with nothing else around. Then at the end of the day, you go back and get on the plane. I think there was one small town somewhere near, but it didn't seem like a place you'd spend the night.

http://whc.unesco.org/uploads/thumbs/site_0088_0001-594-0-20120820105715.jpg

It's hard to get perspective on how big the outside is until you go inside and see that there are 15-foot tall statues inside the little door.

http://www.bibleplaces.com/images12/Abu-Simbel-Ramses-II's-temple-inside-central-aisle,-tbs90349701-bibleplaces.jpg

Apparently it was built as a warning to any Nubians floating downriver with invasion plans. I would imagine that it was quite intimidating 3,000 years ago if you were some Nubian dude floating along with a spear and a dream.

[Dave Lane]

Munson beat me to it. Lets hope he doesn't get his eyes burnt out till his face explodes.

Remains of Noah's Ark would be nice.

Remains of Adam and Eve. Check if Adam's rib is missing. Maybe they got wrong bone;)

So fantasy camp? I'd like to see the real creator of the universe.

http://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZKpFFD7aX3c/maxresdefault.jpg

[Dave Lane]

I think that Abu Simbel was the same way. It would get buried in the sand, so I think it was "rediscovered" more than once.

It's way out in the middle of nowhere right on the border with Sudan. When I went to Egypt, we decided that we had to go there, but it's not even really near a town. You had to take a plane to some landing field, get on a bus, and drive there with nothing else around. Then at the end of the day, you go back and get on the plane. I think there was one small town somewhere near, but it didn't seem like a place you'd spend the night.

http://whc.unesco.org/uploads/thumbs/site_0088_0001-594-0-20120820105715.jpg

It's hard to get perspective on how big the outside is until you go inside and see that there are 15-foot tall statues inside the little door.

http://www.bibleplaces.com/images12/Abu-Simbel-Ramses-II's-temple-inside-central-aisle,-tbs90349701-bibleplaces.jpg

Apparently it was built as a warning to any Nubians floating downriver with invasion plans. I would imagine that it was quite intimidating 3,000 years ago if you were some Nubian dude floating along with a spear and a dream.

Ummm so apparently you don't know the real story of Abu Simbel. And not just its alignment with the sun.

[Rain Man]

Ummm so apparently you don't know the real story of Abu Simbel. And not just its alignment with the sun.

Aliens, I presume?

I know they had to move it when they build the Aswan Dam, which is really kind of amazing.

[Reerun_KC]

Arc of the covenant and noahs arc would be the two biggest discoveries in mordern history.

[Ming the Merciless]

http://www.newser.com/story/189035/oldest-human-poop-discovered.html



Oldest Human Poop Discovered


(Newser) – Neanderthals who squatted by a campfire in Spain around 50,000 years ago left something that has got today's scientists very excited. What is believed to be the oldest human poop ever discovered has yielded important information about the Neanderthal diet, Discovery (http://news.discovery.com/human/human-evolution/neanderthals-ate-their-veggies-oldest-poop-shows-140625.htm) reports. The leavings show that the Neanderthals weren't exclusively carnivorous, but also consumed a lot of plant-based food including roots, tubers, berries, and nuts, researchers say. Other studies found plant matter in Neanderthal teeth, but researchers say findings from the other end are more conclusive.
The poop is far older than the previous oldest find, 14,000-year-old droppings in Oregon, but researchers say ancient deposits are probably fairly common. They weren't on the lookout for prehistoric poop, but found it while looking for evidence of food preparation at the site. "No one has been looking for it," one researcher tells USA Today (http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/06/25/human-poop-neanderthals/11105791/). "It's not because it's not there." The team says the study will help scientists "understand all aspects of why humanity has come to dominate the planet the way it does," although other researchers say bears, which are also omnivorous, may be the real source of the ancient poop. (In Denmark, archaeologists recently uncovered some 700-year-old poop—which still stank (http://www.newser.com/story/184822/700-year-old-poop-found-still-reeks.html).)










http://odditiesbizarre.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Lloydsbankcoprolite_001.jpg

[Rain Man]

http://odditiesbizarre.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Lloydsbankcoprolite_001.jpg


Is it too late to change my answer from King Tut tomb to this?

[threebag]

Clean Breaker

[Dartgod]

Arc of the covenant and noahs arc would be the two biggest discoveries in mordern history.

The correct spelling of ark would be even more amazing.

[Dave Lane]

Aliens, I presume?

I know they had to move it when they build the Aswan Dam, which is really kind of amazing.

Yes the taking it apart sawing things in half and then moving them to a place of perfect solar alignment was an amazing feat. Anyone that hasn't read the story needs too

[Easy 6]

I would want to be the guy way back in prehistory that first discovered a dinosaur head... I would instantly have become the tribe shaman and an otherwise big ****ing deal.

THE DRAGONS HAVE CHOSEN ME AS THEIR EMISSARY LINE UP YOUR DAUGHTERS OUTSIDE OF MY HOVEL FOR A CHANCE TO BE THE DRAGON WHISPERERS WIFE!

[Dave Lane]

Arc of the covenant and noahs arc would be the two biggest discoveries in mordern history.

:LOL:

[Cornstock]

Rosetta stone because it opened to door to study the previously baffling Egyptian hieroglyphs, granting an insight to that culture. The lottery of finding the dead sea scrolls in such amazing condition would be second choice. Thousands of year old piece of paper/papyrus in a clay jar that just happened to be sealed well enough to preserve it. Ceterus parabus, that papyrus dissolves in a year without the jar.

[Perineum Ripper]

Atlantis

[ping2000]

http://www.newser.com/story/189035/oldest-human-poop-discovered.html




http://odditiesbizarre.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Lloydsbankcoprolite_001.jpg


If poop stays around for 50,000 years, how come we aren't knee deep in it by now?

[GloucesterChief]

Rosetta stone because it opened to door to study the previously baffling Egyptian hieroglyphs, granting an insight to that culture. The lottery of finding the dead sea scrolls in such amazing condition would be second choice. Thousands of year old piece of paper/papyrus in a clay jar that just happened to be sealed well enough to preserve it. Ceterus parabus, that papyrus dissolves in a year without the jar.

Egypt outside of the Nile valley is incredibly dry and hot preventing the normal breakdown of material. The only better environment for preservation is cold and dry.

[Reerun_KC]

The correct spelling of ark would be even more amazing.

One would think.

Reset phone spell.chekcer hates me.

And.was.to.lazy to.change it..

[Priest31kc]

Noah's Ark? :shake:

I forgot there are still a bunch of people that somehow believe that myth is actually a true story. Boggles my mind.

[GloucesterChief]

Sutton Hoo

http://www.britishmuseum.org/images/ps269107_l.jpg

[Cornstock]

Egypt outside of the Nile valley is incredibly dry and hot preventing the normal breakdown of material. The only better environment for preservation is cold and dry.

The Dead Sea Scrolls were, in fact, found near the Dead Sea. Not in Egypt. If you were referring to the Rosetta Stone...not too worried about it decomposing...being a stone and all.

[Molitoth]

http://www.deepfocusreview.com/reviews/images/indianajoneslastcrusade4.jpg