I hate hate hate that new Star Trek disposed of the old aesthetic for the ships. Like in TOS and TNG the internal look of the ships looked very lived-in and like something that would realistically carry a large crew for a long period of time. It was practical and hospitable.
Then you have the Star Trek Discovery ship interior, which is a sensory overload nightmare of a work environment where everything is glowing for no reason to look More Like Science Fiction. This looks so irritating to work and do research in.
I know this is literally the dumbest, geekiest shit to complain about, but I really do hate the “it has to look more technologically advanced” direction that modern Star Trek adaptations have taken, it’s ugly and uncomfortable. Does anyone else agree, or am I dumb for this?
Reconstructions made from the ancient skeletons found at archeological sites:
The Whitehawk Woman. She lived in England around 5,000 years ago and was buried with great care. She was also buried with a newborn infant, and died aged between 19 and 25 years old. Researchers believe she died during or very soon after childbirth. Her bones indicate she was otherwise in good health.
Adelasius Ebalchus. He lived in Switzerland 1,300 years ago, and was in his late teens/early twenties at the time of his death. His gravesite indicated he came from wealth, and his bones showed he was well-nourished. His bones also showed that Adelasius suffered a lingering infection; archeologists believe he most likely died from lung inflammation.
The Slonk Hill Man was found semi-crouched in a grave near the seaside town of Brighton, England — in the same area as the Whitehawk Woman. Their lives, however, were separated by nearly 3,000 years. The Slonk Hill Man lived during Britain’s Iron Age. The reconstruction artist (an archeologist and sculptor) described him as being “very good looking”, tall, muscular, and in robust health at the time of his death. There were no obvious signs of what caused his death.
The Wari Queen. She was found in 2012 by a Polish-Peruvian archeology team, entombed in an underground mausoleum in El Castillo de Huarmey, Peru. She lived approximately 1200 years ago and died in her sixties. Her bones indicate she led a leisurely life, and her decayed teeth indicate a diet high in sugar (most likely she regularly drank the sugary corn-based beer, chicha). Other artefacts in her chamber suggest she was an expert weaver — a very highly-valued craft.
Adding Cheddar Man, who lived in the Mesolithic era (7,000 BCE) and was found in a cave in Cheddar Gorge (where the cheese comes from). He is Britain’s oldest complete skeleton and from his genes they can tell he had dark skin and hair and light-coloured eyes.
(He also likely died a violent death from a head injury)
look at these people. just humans being human. they look like friends, like people who know you and are glad you’ve shown up. this has me crying! we’re separated from these people by thousands of years and yet they’re RIGHT HERE. the wari queen looks like she’s about to hand me a cup of chicha, slonk hill man looks ready to tell a whopper of a joke, the whitehawk woman is in the middle of telling stories about what kind of a person the child still safe in her round belly will be when they are grown. it makes my heart ache.
