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This Artist Uses Recognizable Pop Characters To Create Fake Ancient Artifacts (30 Pics)
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Though I have never personally excavated an archaeological find, I did experience the thrill of finding a thought-to-be-lost item in the back of my drawer, five years later. I could only imagine the rush archaeologists experience upon finding a treasure from ancient times. But what if the archaeological finds are actually fake?
Joshua Goode, a Texas-based contemporary artist, became fascinated with the process of discovery and validation. He began creating fake artifacts in the shape of memories from his childhood. Later, he even created the fictitious Aurora-Rhoman civilization, inspired by the achievements of major historical figures. With his faux pop culture-inspired treasures, Joshua conducts staged excavations around the world. His artifacts mix facts and fiction, creating absurdly comical discoveries based on real research.
So, it is up to you to decide, Pandas, would you be excited by such finds?
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Jeremy Crocker 3 years ago
I'd recognize a Masters of the Universe Battle Cat toy anywhere! Nice work making it look like copper.
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Jeremy Crocker 3 years ago
Ah yes, a memorial to the great dinosaurs versus knights Lego wars. Fascinating!
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LokisLilButterknife 3 years ago
Now I’m wondering if our ancestors planted some stuff just to mess with us as well.
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Lord Voldedork 3 years ago
Bartosaurus figure, early 21st century. Theory: the bartians made this sculpture
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Book Nerd (she/her) 3 years ago
People in the future will dig this up and think it was some sort of god we worshipped or something
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Bill Swallow 3 years ago
For crying out loud, can we start a GoFundMe to give this artist a crash course in popular culture that is NOT 'The Simpsons'? The work is superb, but let's branch out a little to other parts of the zeitgeist!
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ThéviNinja (she/her) 3 years ago
I think this one is a duplicate of one above (depending on where the upvotes fall)
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Jeremy Crocker 3 years ago
Google "ancient graffiti", they had quite the sense of humor in the past so fake artifacts wouldn't surprise me.
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Google "ancient graffiti", they had quite the sense of humor in the past so fake artifacts wouldn't surprise me.
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