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Parts of my local are 600 years old, and there's a Roman road about 5 minutes walk away from my house. I'm always amazed when I look at an Ordnance Survey map a
by growlist 8y ago
Parts of my local are 600 years old, and there's a Roman road about 5 minutes walk away from my house. I'm always amazed when I look at an Ordnance Survey map and see the amount of tumulus (burial mound) and other ancient structures. We are surrounded by history but mostly unaware of it. I sometimes wonder about what's out there waiting to be discovered. Perhaps one day we'll have archaeological drones roaming around looking for undiscovered treasures.
- JdeBP 8y agoYou're living in the past. (-: * https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12326425 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12326425 Quite a long way in the past. * https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17496989 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17496989 * https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-44806069 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-44806069 * https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-44812713 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-4... * https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17526492 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17526492
- growlist 8y agoThat's not what I'm thinking of really - I should have been clearer - I was thinking more of something like the Mars Curiosity rover - autonomous drones, not necessarily aerial, probably solar powered, able to roam around on their own for months/years at a time looking for interesting stuff.