Veritaserum Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 I remember reading a short story that was told from the POV of an anthropologist or archaeologist investigating the contents of a medicine cabinet. The person tries to give explanations for things like pill bottles. Does this ring a bell for anyone? Do you know the name? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Could you mean Motel of the Mysteries by David Macaulay? It's about an archaeologist in the future who finds a motel and misinterprets everything inside. I'm thinking that isn't what you're thinking of... but that it's in a similar vein perhaps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PachiSusan Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 OH I Love Motel if the Mysteries"!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy in TN Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 I was also going to post Motel of the Mysteries. I put it on ds's reading list for next year. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veritaserum Posted June 25, 2013 Author Share Posted June 25, 2013 Yes, that's it! Thank you! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunnyDays Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 You people need to stop posting about interesting books... It's like I just look them up and they jump into my Amazon cart... ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Academy Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Hee hee, my library has it, yay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 It's really one of the best books ever. So clever with so many nods to Howard Carter and King Tut and such an easy way in to think about how we evaluate archaeological evidence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PachiSusan Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 I still have my copy from a college anthropology class! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Brilliant book, I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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