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Pull-Top Can Tabs, At 50, Reach Historic Archaeological Status

Posted by timothy on from the remember-making-giant-chains-of-these dept.

New submitter kuhnto writes A simple relic of 20th century life has taken on new meaning for archaeologists: The ring-tab beer can — first introduced 50 years ago — is now considered an historic-era artifact, a designation that bestows new significance on the old aluminum cans and their distinctive tabs that are still found across the country.

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  1. I find lots of these "historic artifacts" by VMaN · · Score: 4, Funny

    As a metal detector user my historic artifact to junk ratio is going to get quite the boost...