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I think in places like Italy they discover something of that sort almost every single time they dig a hole deep enough into the ground (eg during construction).
by uni_rule 3y ago
I think in places like Italy they discover something of that sort almost every single time they dig a hole deep enough into the ground (eg during construction).
- Scoundreller 3y agoSame thing in France, Germany, UK and elsewhere, except the coins are unexploded ordnances.
- anadem 3y agoSome decades ago, swimming in the Mediterranean off the Libyan coast, I dived to pick up what at first very-nearsighted glance (not wearing my specs in the sea) could be an amphora. At the surface it was obvious that it was an unexploded shell, which I put down very carefully then swam far away.
- School-Cotton 3y agoNot sure about developing countries like Libya decades ago, but in places like France, Germany etc. there are well-developed procedures for dealing with this sort of thing, and you should definitely contact the police if you find something like this.
- jl6 3y agoRelated… I believe there are many discoveries still to be made beneath the foundations of historic buildings that are too revered to excavate. To do a thorough survey of these sites would amount to taking down the buildings that sit on them, and nobody’s touching those UNESCO-grade buildings, so the secrets beneath remain undisturbed in modern times.
- whycome 3y agoSometimes you can find a King under a parking lot. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exhumation_and_reburial_of_Richard_III_of_England https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exhumation_and_reburial_of_Ric...