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As far as I am aware, we don't routinely check archeological sites with a Geiger counter before digging.

• slededit 9y ago
  You would be surprised at how closely the US is monitored with radiation detectors. There's been more than a few false alarms with pets undergoing cancer treatment for example [1]. I wouldn't be surprised if nearly every square mile of the US was closely monitored now, let alone in a thousand years. > “Vehicle goes by at 70 miles per hour,” Giuliano told the crowd. “Agent is in the median, a good 80 feet away from the traffic. Signal went off and identified an isotope [in the passing car].” > “Turned out to be a cat with cancer that had undergone a radiological treatment three days earlier,” Giuliano said. [1] http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/watch-out-youre-being-watched/ http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/watch-out-youre-bei...
  • ianai 9y ago
    I had no idea. I wonder if they've ever actually stopped a nuclear threat. On the one hand, it's reassuring to know things are that closely monitored that could kill millions. On the other, who knows what other forms of monitoring are in-use.
• adrianN 9y ago
  Not many of today's archealogical sites come from civilizations that used nuclear power.
  • beojan 9y ago
    That we know of. More seriously, the danger is that we move beyond nuclear fission power and eventually forget it was ever used.