It arrived in Innsbruck from somewhere deep in the Alps – a mummy, immaculately preserved in ice for nearly 5,000 years.
“Magnificent,” the museum director whispered.
That didn’t stop someone from adorning the artifact with cheap plastic earrings right before the press conference. A prank no serious archeologist would fall for.
But Dr. David Durkins – the ambitious new guy – did. He hijacked the meeting, taking sole credit for discovering the oldest set of pierced ears.
Chaos swept through the tight-knit academic community.
The director sighed, folding his morning paper.
“It’s fine,” he said. “Everyone will forget about it by next week.”
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