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[escardos]

hey guys! happy vday and stuff! quick q!

how much time needs to pass for grave robbing to become archaeology? like, if i pull a gold bracelet out of a pyramid, i've made an archaeological find. if i pull one out of the common graveyard, i'm a dick. whats the waiting period for looting the dead?

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un: hemlock

[spelleton]

If the occupants are animate and sentient enough to object, or they have living descendants who still consider the grave ancestral property it's graverobbing no matter what the original time period is, I believe

Most archaeology happens to be graverobbing by that metric but that certainly didn't stop anyone.

If none of those rules apply then wait a few hundred years probably. [ He's not that interested in archaeology but a few hundred years seems like a safe bet. ]

[escardos]

ok but what if you're legally declared dead but are still animate and sentient. i guess kinda like you/mister holmes/mister hector etc etc

[spelleton]

[ wow flat you can't just say he's a dead guy like that!! oh well, maybe he can pass it off as a joke about being dead inside ]

Legality has nothing to do with it. Probably. If you're animate and sentient enough to object to people coming into your burial spot and taking your belongings, then they're clearly robbing you.

[escardos]

also why would you stay in your grave if you're animate and sentient enough? isn't it kind of gross to sleep under the ground?

unless you're part worm?

[spelleton]

You don't need to stay in your grave for it to be worth something to you.

It varies from individual to individual.

There could be undead who are part worm. There are gestalt beings after all. It's not out of the possibility.

[escardos]

well, maybe if you're an undead pharaoh but i really wouldn't feel much for a hole in the ground thats next to a bunch of other holes in the ground. really, there should be better real estate for the dead!

and omg....worm undead...I'D LOVE TO MEET ONE!!

[spelleton]

Mausoleums, temples or crypts are for dead people important or rich enough to get such sturdy burial places, but most people don't have that luxury, sadly. Maybe you could start a business if you're interested in that sort of thing.

I'll see if I can find any records.

Actually

I'm arranging a trip to an Outlands facility for a student to look at anomalous cadavers. I think you get along quite well with her, and it might be of interest to you even if I don't think there are any worm undead there.

Would you like to come? [ He might regret this invitation. ]

[escardos]

PLEAAAAAAAASEEEEEEE I’LL BE GOOD I SWEAR PROFESSOR EKKEHARDT I’LL DO MY BEST