Archeologists Report #34418m .84.45h38g.1

Visiting tomb world number 34418m. Today held a unique surprise. I found the remains of an average sized male, as identified by the ridges above the ocular cavity for their light sensitive organs and above average skeletal length for the species found in this region. This one had relatively few adornments save for a device on the left appendage near the grasping digits.

At first it appeared to be one of the silicon-based calculation devices found on many others, but after closer inspection it was apparent the technology in this particular instrument was much older. A complex system of gears, levers, and springs were present behind the top surface, under a hard, clear material where indicators presumably rotated and pointed to different numbers. It is believed that these numbers represented artificial divisions of the solar day to allow this member of the species to reference elapsed time. The device shows significant signs of corrosion and it is assumed it no longer functions. A scan was taken in order to hopefully fabricate a functional replica.

Despite its relatively old technology, based on the alloys used in the construction, it appears to have been made during the same time the more silicon-based calculators. The carbon dioxide content of the gas trapped within the device confirmed this hypothesis.

Also found near the remains was the rectangular silicon-based calculator of the miniaturized variety. It had some sort of light emitting feedback system on one of the larger sides like the others found. The light emission presumably was interpretable by the species light sensitive organs in the beforementioned ocular cavity.

The design was a relatively rare one, only having been found on several other members in different regions of the planet. No evidence has been found yet of a higher bandwidth integration between the silicon calculators and what is assumed to be the species organic-type central processing unit. It is my theory that the technology to integrate between the two did not yet exist (no evidence has been found that would indicate otherwise), and that inputting data via the ocular organs was the fastest way to transmit information. This is different from the cables used to transmit data from one silicon calculator to another. It operates using a similar principle, although not requiring a medium for transmission once the light leaves the miniature computer.

Another specimen has been found near this one by one of my colleagues. I will finish this entry once that sample has been scanned and logged.

The End