Monday, June 3, 2013

New Mexico's 'Atari Dump,' to be Excavated

The "Western Digs" blog recenty asked readers:

How old do remnants of our material culture have to be before they're considered artifacts?


Apparently, if you're a gamer, not very old at all!

The blog reports, "This week, Canada-based game developer Fuel Industries got approval from the city of Alamogordo, New Mexico, to excavate the site of the so-called Atari Dump -- a desert landfill where the famous video game manufacturer Atari buried hundreds of tons of broken and outdated merchandise in 1983.d game developer Fuel Industries got approval from the city of Alamogordo, New Mexico, to excavate the site of the so-called Atari Dump -- a desert landfill where the famous video game manufacturer Atari buried hundreds of tons of broken and outdated merchandise in 1983."

To read their full report click here.


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