Day 255: Home Archaeology

Last night I watched a documentary on Netflix, Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb, which was about some recent (2018) archaeological finds at the Saqqara necropolis in Egypt. Among the things that the archaeologists found there were mummified animals, most of which were cats, but also a lion cub and a crocodile. It was interesting and, as it turns out, important training for my own archaeological dig, which I undertook today.

I didn’t know I was digging for mummies, mind you. I thought I was cleaning. But, deep in the recesses of the Living Roomopolis, I uncovered a desiccated frog corpse wrapped in layers of dust. Like the Ancient Egyptians, the people of the Living Roomopolis had once worshiped cats, and it’s unfortunate that they abandoned the practice, for surely a cat would have discovered and ousted the tiny amphibian intruder before it could perish indoors. I reacted to the discovery of the mummy with dismay and disgust, emotions unsuited to scientific research and evidence perhaps that I need more training. Therefore tomorrow I will continue to hone my skills by excavating in the Dining Roomopolis.