A piece of rock with mysterious markings that lay largely unstudied for 4,000 years is now being hailed as a “treasure map” for archaeologists, who are using it to hunt for ancient sites around north-western France.

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    1 year ago

    I agree but I don’t think bad journalism practices are the way to fix that. If something, they will drive readers further away eventually.

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      1 year ago

      Where’s the bad journalism in this case? Yvan Pailler, the professor quoted in the article, called it a treasure map & the title clearly shows that ‘treasure map’ isn’t meant to be taken literally.

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        1 year ago

        In my opinion (and others’ in this thread) the headline is misleading even with the quotes and the tldr was welcome. That’s all. I don’t think there’s a lot much more to discuss without getting attached to what at the end of the day is just a post in an aggregator.