TIL: Archaeologists Are Coming for Your Trash | Today I Learned

most people don’t know that

most people don’t know that archaeologists make discoveries out of

archaeologists make discoveries out of

archaeologists make discoveries out of Asian trash you get a lot of information

Asian trash you get a lot of information

Asian trash you get a lot of information from ancient tongue and you might dig

from ancient tongue and you might dig

from ancient tongue and you might dig impressive building you know you find

impressive building you know you find

impressive building you know you find impressive architecture but you don’t

impressive architecture but you don’t

impressive architecture but you don’t find this like human artifacts that you

find this like human artifacts that you

find this like human artifacts that you find normally in a dump

find normally in a dump

find normally in a dump I dug lots of trash from the modern 20th

I dug lots of trash from the modern 20th

I dug lots of trash from the modern 20th century French deposit at the Damascus

century French deposit at the Damascus

century French deposit at the Damascus Citadel

Citadel

Citadel including like newspaper and French

including like newspaper and French

including like newspaper and French medicine and like French flasks trash is

medicine and like French flasks trash is

medicine and like French flasks trash is more revealing because it’s

more revealing because it’s

more revealing because it’s unintentional people don’t think that

unintentional people don’t think that

unintentional people don’t think that other people might judge them from their

other people might judge them from their

other people might judge them from their trash so remember when you’re throwing

trash so remember when you’re throwing

trash so remember when you’re throwing away your cash a future archaeologists

away your cash a future archaeologists

away your cash a future archaeologists is going to dig into it you might not

is going to dig into it you might not

is going to dig into it you might not realise that it’s been like 1 in 200

realise that it’s been like 1 in 200

realise that it’s been like 1 in 200 madmen in the world were genetically

madmen in the world were genetically

madmen in the world were genetically related to Chinggis Khaan so he was

related to Chinggis Khaan so he was

related to Chinggis Khaan so he was obviously very prolific yeah but it

obviously very prolific yeah but it

obviously very prolific yeah but it makes sense because it’s not just him

makes sense because it’s not just him

makes sense because it’s not just him but it’s also his sons and all of his

but it’s also his sons and all of his

but it’s also his sons and all of his grandsons they would wipe out enemies

grandsons they would wipe out enemies

grandsons they would wipe out enemies that weren’t in their lineage