Isn't there a massive catacomb tunnel like system under Rome? Or is that a myth
this post was submitted on 08 Aug 2024
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One might think this is also a major factor for Rome not having a subway
Simple: Turn the catacombs into a subway system.
Wave to the long-dead ghosts of your ancestors as you go to work!
Rome has a subway. 2 lines in fact. Running almost like a cross through the city.
So what I’m hearing is they need to try more often, so they can uncover all this stuff, lower the whole area by a few feet, and then we just have cool new stuff to study! And maybe they can dig the subway around all the things, once they know where said things are.
They have the same issue in Auschwitz. Not enough manpower to restore the experimental gas chambers and excavate the top of the human the tar pits. Every time it rains, more remains float up. Do not touch the grass in auschwitz.
That's a grainy photo, but even from that it looks like it's in remarkably good condition. Is that standard for Roman ruins?
Stonework that gets buried is often found in very good condition like that. It's the stuff that's spent the past two millennia above ground that suffers.
Canada (or BC at least) is finding a lot of indigenous peoples artifacts and have started to require archeologists on hand before big digging projects. It’s not suffering from success though, because of horrific country history.
Slows down development and frustrates some people. Important and worth it in my mind.
Just need to dig deep enough