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Anthropology

OC375

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2. Fascinating

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Thu Apr 9, 2026, 07:41 AM

Yesterday

In 220,000 years, there will only be our masonry left as well. No cars, writing or iPhones would leave a trace. What would they say about us, based on nothing but our rocks and their perspective? Would they even know we had the wheel?

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