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Shouldn't we keep a couple of these unopened for the future? Maybe open one every time we make a radical progress in some measurement technique? Is this alread

Shouldn't we keep a couple of these unopened for the future? Maybe open one every time we make a radical progress in some measurement technique? Is this already a thing?

Alex3917 8y ago
Usually, but sometimes they're going to decay anyway because of shifting groundwater. C.f. this video as an example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAqPZ3NqVFk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAqPZ3NqVFk
- albedoa 8y ago
  Come on, man. Stop posting these conspiracy videos around this thread. They really don't have a place here.
  - Alex3917 8y ago
    The video is actually a lot more interesting than the original article.
henrikeh 8y ago
I believe it is so, at least here in Denmark where any new hole in the ground is potentially an uncovered settlement. I recently had a chance to visit the dig at “Ringborgen” near Køge. They only dug as little as possible and with a very directed effort: answering questions such as “what is the age”, “did they have fireplaces”, “are the signs of buildings” etc. once they got the “data” they cover the site again and preserve until new questions need answers (which potentially involves new methods). In this case they had learned that the found settlement in Køge was build and deserted in a quite short time span. This raised a question with regards to other possible sites in Denmark: are there other sites with this pattern of it being deserted quickly? So old sites might now be redug. Sources: had an excellent tour at the site in Køge; a friend who works as archaeologist.
jbuzbee 8y ago
I recall there is a known "tomb" of a ceremonial ship next to the great pyramids. They started displaying its twin back in '82 (amazing exhibit [1]), but have left the other in place. I also suspect that the Egyptians have a stash of known tombs that they periodically "discover" in order to keep their tourism market in the news [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khufu_ship https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khufu_ship
sizzzzlerz 8y ago
In the desert southwest of the US, there are thousands of Anasazi sites that haven't been excavated. Archaeologists have intentionally left them alone so that future scientists may be able to open fresh sites using new techniques and equipment. The problem is that these places become susceptible to pot hunters because they usually aren't protected. Once they've desecrated a site, it becomes worthless to science.
- frutiger 8y ago
  > these places become susceptible to pot hunters For those (like me) who are unfamiliar with the term[1]: > (archaeology) A person who seeks artifacts for their personal collection or to sell without regard to their cultural importance. 1. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pothunter https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pothunter
JorgeGT 8y ago
The inner part of the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, said to contain rivers of mercury depicting the rivers of China, etc., is still unopened: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Mausoleum_of_the_First_Qin_Emperor https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Mausoleum_of_the_First_Qin_Emper...
- CamperBob2 8y ago
  Wow, that's a really interesting page. One of the most surreal photos I've seen in a long time: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Xian_museum.jpg/1920px-Xian_museum.jpg?1544997864428 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Xi...
  - realo 8y ago
    ... yes, surreal indeed. Even more so when you learn that no two statue is the same. Each has a unique face, hair, etc...
- anonymfus 8y ago
  Can you please give direct links to Wikipedia instead of that "Wikiwand" service with ads and mixed content warnings? It can disappear in the future and make your links broken.

Shouldn't we keep a couple of these unopened for the future? Maybe open one every time we make a radical progress in some measurement technique? Is this already a thing?

Alex3917 8y ago

Usually, but sometimes they're going to decay anyway because of shifting groundwater. C.f. this video as an example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAqPZ3NqVFk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAqPZ3NqVFk

albedoa 8y ago
Come on, man. Stop posting these conspiracy videos around this thread. They really don't have a place here.
- Alex3917 8y ago
  The video is actually a lot more interesting than the original article.

henrikeh 8y ago

I believe it is so, at least here in Denmark where any new hole in the ground is potentially an uncovered settlement. I recently had a chance to visit the dig at “Ringborgen” near Køge. They only dug as little as possible and with a very directed effort: answering questions such as “what is the age”, “did they have fireplaces”, “are the signs of buildings” etc. once they got the “data” they cover the site again and preserve until new questions need answers (which potentially involves new methods). In this case they had learned that the found settlement in Køge was build and deserted in a quite short time span. This raised a question with regards to other possible sites in Denmark: are there other sites with this pattern of it being deserted quickly? So old sites might now be redug. Sources: had an excellent tour at the site in Køge; a friend who works as archaeologist.

jbuzbee 8y ago

I recall there is a known "tomb" of a ceremonial ship next to the great pyramids. They started displaying its twin back in '82 (amazing exhibit [1]), but have left the other in place. I also suspect that the Egyptians have a stash of known tombs that they periodically "discover" in order to keep their tourism market in the news [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khufu_ship https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khufu_ship

sizzzzlerz 8y ago

In the desert southwest of the US, there are thousands of Anasazi sites that haven't been excavated. Archaeologists have intentionally left them alone so that future scientists may be able to open fresh sites using new techniques and equipment. The problem is that these places become susceptible to pot hunters because they usually aren't protected. Once they've desecrated a site, it becomes worthless to science.

frutiger 8y ago
> these places become susceptible to pot hunters For those (like me) who are unfamiliar with the term[1]: > (archaeology) A person who seeks artifacts for their personal collection or to sell without regard to their cultural importance. 1. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pothunter https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pothunter

JorgeGT 8y ago

The inner part of the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, said to contain rivers of mercury depicting the rivers of China, etc., is still unopened: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Mausoleum_of_the_First_Qin_Emperor https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Mausoleum_of_the_First_Qin_Emper...

CamperBob2 8y ago
Wow, that's a really interesting page. One of the most surreal photos I've seen in a long time: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Xian_museum.jpg/1920px-Xian_museum.jpg?1544997864428 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Xi...
- realo 8y ago
  ... yes, surreal indeed. Even more so when you learn that no two statue is the same. Each has a unique face, hair, etc...
anonymfus 8y ago
Can you please give direct links to Wikipedia instead of that "Wikiwand" service with ads and mixed content warnings? It can disappear in the future and make your links broken.