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Originally Posted by Flyndaran
There's no settlement colony in Antarctica now for a reason.
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The support infrastructure at McMurdo is extensive, and a few people live there year-round. It effectively is a small town. There are no children though. It certainly stretches any clear boundry between "outpost" and "settlement".
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Originally Posted by Flyndaran
But is that realistic?
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Given the Great Silence, it seems more realistic than a nearby active civilization approaching Type I or higher.
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I imagine one could get serious funding for any alien archaeology, even stone age level, even in THS. No need for advanced, depending on how you define that word.
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Archeology of low tech alien ruins has significantly less of an economic and security motive.