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Journal Reference:
Jacqueline S. Meier, Gypsy C. Price, Kim Shelton. "Well" off in animals: A taphonomic history of faunal resources and refuse from a well feature at Petsas House, Mycenae (Greece). PLOS ONE, 2023; 18 (3): e0280517 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280517
Interesting
Sounds like the earthquake might have caused the well to go dry. But wouldn't prudent people keep the well clean just in case the water came back? Wouldn't it be easier to toss the bones in a pile somewhere outside of town? They must have been throwing entire animal carcasses into the well. Seems like it would be a lot of work to drag stuff to the well and toss it in there.
“the debris within the well appears to have come from cleanup efforts after a destructive earthquake”
I’m failing to imagine any circumstance where throwing corpses into the well you get drinking water from constitutes a “cleanup effort”.
Greece had a department of animal resources?
No wonder they collapsed.
It’s hard enough dealing with HR and keeping a business functional. Imagine having to deal with AR as well.