http://blog.longnow.org/2009/01/15/static-data-storage/ The Official Weblog of The Long Now Foundation and Friends Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://blog.longnow.org/2009/01/15/static-data-storage/comment-page-1/#comment-6162 VigneronRowland Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:48:07 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2009/01/15/static-data-storage/#comment-6162 Archaeology is the study of peoples garbage, since that is most often what we find (some univercitys even do their field schools at municipal dumps). And I think its been demonstrated that, after so long, all that will be left of us is our plastics. we don't build anything of permanence, and besides, all of the Northern Hemisphere is periodically wiped clean by the glaciers. Archaeology is the study of peoples garbage, since that is most often what we find (some univercitys even do their field schools at municipal dumps). And I think its been demonstrated that, after so long, all that will be left of us is our plastics. we don’t build anything of permanence, and besides, all of the Northern Hemisphere is periodically wiped clean by the glaciers.

]]> http://blog.longnow.org/2009/01/15/static-data-storage/comment-page-1/#comment-6160 Jon Paul Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:52:38 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2009/01/15/static-data-storage/#comment-6160 What would archaeologists find in our leavings? Will they dig through our landfills as well as our libraries? Likely. There's a book entitled _Rubbish: The Archaeology of Garbage_ devoted to this topic. What would archaeologists find in our leavings? Will they dig through our landfills as well as our libraries? Likely. There’s a book entitled _Rubbish: The Archaeology of Garbage_ devoted to this topic.

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