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Vaniver comments on Recovering the past - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Vaniver 17 March 2015 01:09:11PM 2 points [-]

Woah, is this common knowledge? I feel silly for not realizing that myself.

Among archaeologists, I believe yes; I think when talking to the general public, though, they emphasize what we do know rather than what we don't.