This can’t be! All ancient sites MUST be discovered by an archeologist connected to a major university, otherwise they are considered fake. It’s the unwritten law! /s. And, it must be some sort of a religious site. /s
And, it must be some sort of a religious site.
Absolutely true. No one built anything without a religious purpose.
No one has ever found a pre-historic wal mart now have they?
And all the artifacts have religious meaning or something to do with sacrificial ceremony.
Heh heh. I have been doing my own research unaffiliated since the 90s, and I used to have to track down old books and journals at academic libraries. No more. Almost everything is online and I can pore over it at my leisure.
Independent scholars can be hit or miss quality wise, but that’s the same for academia too.