fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Archaeology@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 years agoHuge ancient city found in the Amazonwww.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up180
arrow-up180external-linkHuge ancient city found in the Amazonwww.bbc.co.ukfossilesque@mander.xyzM to Archaeology@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square15linkfedilink
minus-squareMicrow@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 years ago? Thats what happens to a city taken back by nature and lying undisturbed for 500+ years… there is a reason why the only preserved Roman ruin cities are in the Sahara or next to the Mount Vesuvius
minus-squareAgent641@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 years agoJungle is the absolute worst place for preserving an ancient city.
minus-squareGamoc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years agoYeah it’s not really their fault I guess, “huge ancient city” just conjured images of ruined buildings and stuff, that’s all. Made me laugh
minus-squareAnticorp@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoThey’re there, under 500 years worth of dirt.
minus-squarepumpkinseedoil@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoThat’s just not true, Roman ruin cities were/are being excavated in many places
minus-squareMicrow@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoBut those are not fully preserved, they have been built over and/or flattened by people
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Thats what happens to a city taken back by nature and lying undisturbed for 500+ years… there is a reason why the only preserved Roman ruin cities are in the Sahara or next to the Mount Vesuvius
Jungle is the absolute worst place for preserving an ancient city.
Yeah it’s not really their fault I guess, “huge ancient city” just conjured images of ruined buildings and stuff, that’s all. Made me laugh
They’re there, under 500 years worth of dirt.
That’s just not true, Roman ruin cities were/are being excavated in many places
But those are not fully preserved, they have been built over and/or flattened by people