Stories tagged “archeology”
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The Dig
Attempting to unearth her latest find, the Doctor felt a twinge in her back, and stood up to stretch. Despite her youth, the excavation was taking its toll on her body. The aches from yesterday’s work were still with her, building up with each pa...
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The Dig (edited and re-posted for Challenge)
Attempting to unearth her latest find—a pre-historic dragon, much larger than present-day fire breathers—the Doctor felt a twinge in her back. Despite her youth, the excavation was taking its toll on her body. She shaded her eyes against th...
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Inscription in a pool
“It was the last thing you would expect to find in a swimming pool”, she said. “It’s not a swimming pool, it’s a michvah. A ritual bath”, said the professor. It was one of the banes of being an archeologist. He was playing tour guide to som...
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Artifacts
The silver drone looked like a sleeping porcupine, festooned with bent antennae and cracked satellite dishes. In this eternal night beyond the static of life and stars, she can outrun the transmissions. Faster than light, faster than history. And it is...