That time a tour guide pointed out a dent in a Roman wall and it blew my mind

I was on a dig tour outside Pompeii last fall, and the guide stopped us by this random wall with a shallow groove running down it. He said it was from centuries of people resting their right hands there while stepping over a threshold, like a wear pattern from daily life. How do they even tell the difference between accidental damage and something like that?

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uma8964d ago

Wait, so they can really tell the difference between a deliberate groove and just regular wear and tear over time? That's actually wild to think about.

sullivan.john4d ago

Wait, didn't you think it was just all the same marks too?