zarkanian@sh.itjust.works to Memes@sopuli.xyz · 2 days agoAncient Historians v. Modern Historianssh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square100linkfedilinkarrow-up1768arrow-down16
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minus-squareSatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoOn a long enough timeline every modern historian becomes a ancient one.
minus-squareCarl@anarchist.nexuslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoSomething something “Ancient Egypt had archeologists who studied ancient(er) Egypt.”
minus-squareOwOarchist@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoEgyptians had scholars of ancient history and archeologists who studied ancient Egypt.
minus-squareWhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 days agoThey still do, but they used to, too.
On a long enough timeline every modern historian becomes a ancient one.
Something something “Ancient Egypt had archeologists who studied ancient(er) Egypt.”
Egyptians had scholars of ancient history and archeologists who studied ancient Egypt.
They still do, but they used to, too.