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1. itopaloglu83 · 1790629580 · focus · HN ↗

   Some people were quick to jump on the gun and call it a human sacrifice site, I’m glad that they’re all proven wrong now.

   1. tastyfreeze · 1790630786 · focus · HN ↗

      The phrase is "jump the gun" or "jumped the gun" as in a fault start in a race started with a gun.

      1. iphonecorridor · 1790638512 · focus · HN ↗

         The phrase is “false start.”

         1. scooke · 1790641122 · focus · HN ↗

            "False start" refers specifically to races, or an effort that was not sincere or well thought out. "My jumping the gun" is also a race term, but also means coming to an incorrect conclusion based on insufficient evidence (when it's insufficiency is apparent).

            1. fr2029 · 1790664185 · focus · HN ↗

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   2. hinkley · 1790632448 · focus · HN ↗

      I always thought that 'ceremonial room' looked more like a sauna than a sacrificial pit. It reminded me of the Roman ruins at Bath more than anything else.
   3. lukan · 1790666085 · focus · HN ↗

      "I’m glad that they’re all proven wrong now."

      Where exactly did you see that proof?

      "The new study points to a different process for much of the assemblage." "The match offers an explanation for why the fragments appear so widely scattered."

      This is the language in use here. We are talking about bones that were buried 12 000 years ago, got chewed partially by rodents, crushed by earth pressure and moved around with the soil. So no indication that there was human sacrifice, but also no definite proof otherwise.

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