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Artifacts is for posting the very best objects, from the very large to the very small, made or shaped by mankind throughout history. These artifacts range from tools and works of arts to archaeological finds, and give us a better sense of life in various moments throughout history.

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No one knows what they were used for! Relative link found here

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (2 children)

We should make a bunch of weird metal objects and bury them to confuse historians

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

I'm pretty sure we already do, we just don't realize it

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Yeah, as I understand, there haven't actually been many found. It could have just been one blacksmith forging these as a gift item.