Showerthought: The way they piece together broken pots is like a giant, dusty puzzle.

I always thought it was just glue, but learning about fragment matching and context has made me appreciate the patience it takes.

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Wow, read some got reassembled wrong for years.

Not just guessing, they often know EXACTLY how pieces fit.

Actually seems more like educated guessing most of the time. They have a lot of missing pieces and just fill in the gaps with plain plaster.