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Kind of curious how they found it(surveyors). Did they use ground radar or something to find anomalies in the soil/bedrock. Probably not something you can do fr
by jcun4128 6y ago
Kind of curious how they found it(surveyors). Did they use ground radar or something to find anomalies in the soil/bedrock. Probably not something you can do from a satellite right(scifi ha).
- sricciardi 6y agoThe site was actually known since 1922, but the exact location had been lost. Last year they started digging again and the first parts of the mosaic floor had been uncovered.
- toyg 6y agoI’m surprised they are doing it right now, with all that’s going on in that area too.
- sricciardi 6y agoThe activity on the site had been interrupted in February due to the lockdown, and it restarted this month after the restrictions have been gradually eased up. As you work in the open air, it's certainly less risky than a closed space (like, say, a haidresser).
- flohofwoe 6y agoLots of trial and error probably. From the article: > A note on the commune website said diggers finally made the discovery "after decades of failed attempts". Also "scholars first found evidence of a Roman villa there more than a century ago", so they knew it must be there somewhere (I guess from old texts), but didn't know where exactly to look for it.
- toyg 6y ago> commune Bbc disappointing me here - it’s not a commune but a comune, i.e. the local council / municipality.
- pjc50 6y agoSatellite archaeology is surprisingly effective - the outlines of buildings show up in crop patterns, and precise LIDAR mapping from the air can also reveal things.
- jcun4128 6y agoright, figured in this case were it was "so deep" under ground not sure if you could tell "ground penetrating" but I see your point eg. finding old ruins in mountains/forests