Editing Astro-Archaeology and the Search for Alien Ruins (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Applying</span> ==
'''Modeling 'The Artifact Probability' (Calculating 'Chance of Finding' based on Duration and Radius):'''
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def evaluate_artifact_search(civilization_duration_yrs, star_radius_ly):
    """
    Shows why 'Ruins' are more likely than 'Signals'.
    """
    # Signal window is the duration of the broadcast
    # Artifact window is the durability of the structure (e.g. 1 Billion Years)
    artifact_durability = 1e9 
    
    # Probability ~ (Volume * Duration)
    ratio = artifact_durability / civilization_duration_yrs
    
    return f"SEARCH STATUS: Artifacts are {int(ratio)}x more likely to exist in the 'Search Volume' than active signals."

# Case: A civilization that broadcasts for 100 years but leaves a Dyson Sphere
print(evaluate_artifact_search(100, 100))
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; Archaeological Landmarks
: '''The 'Kardashev' Classification''' → (See Article 698). The "Framework" for "Knowing" **"What Scale"** of "Ruins" to "Look For."
: '''The 'WISE' Mission''' → (NASA). A "Space Telescope" that "Mapped" the "Infrared Sky," "Allowing" for the "First" "Global Search" for **"Dyson Spheres."**
: '''Oumuamua''' → (2017). The "First" "Interstellar Object" "Detected" passing through our "Solar System." Its "Strange Shape" and "Acceleration" led to "Debates" about whether it was an **"Alien Sail"** (see Article 690).
: '''Breakthrough Listen / Search for Megastructures''' → "Dedicated" "Funding" for "Astronomers" to "Analyze" "Anomalous Data" for **"Artificial Patterns."**
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