Posted on 08/28/2015 5:06:33 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
The tomb was a relic of the first settlers in the Spanish Cristovo de Cea region and was originally built some 4000 years before the birth of Christ.
Every builder, tradesman and DIY enthusiast knows the embarrassment of making a howler on the job, whether it's taps installed the wrong way round or a wonky shelf.
But few will know the sheer panic these Spanish workmen probably felt when they discovered they had smashed up a 6,000-year-old Neolithic tomb and replaced it with a concrete picnic table.
The tomb was a relic of the first settlers in the Cristovo de Cea region in the north-western Spanish region of Galicia and had been originally built some 4000 years before the birth of Christ.
But local council workers who were apparently ignorant of the historic nature of the site thought it was simply a broken stone picnic table, and replaced it with a brand-new concrete picnic table.
Galicia's Department of Culture, Education and Universities has said it has launched an investigation after being flooded with complaints about the picnic table, that sits on a concrete slab in the village of Ardesende in Cristovo de Cea. Prosecutors are reportedly also investigating.
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... and they might have said they would wish they could be here for the barbecued dinosaur.
Good one!
Great! They could work here for the govt and get the job by including this item on their resumes
It was a great night out, although the choice of movie (Planet of the Apes) was not well thought out.
Relevant — they had a responsibility to know what they were doing. It must have been no joke busting up those stones, give or take hauling them away.
;’) I like it! Stealin’ it...
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Posted on 05/17/2008 11:11:27 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2017581/posts
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Posted on 07/27/2010 6:20:52 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2560117/posts
That the owners clearly did not bother to tell them to leave that area alone or put up anything that would signal to them that the site was not to be disturbed is a pretty good indication that the owners did not care and that the site really was of little or no importance to them.
That no one else twigged to the fact they were destroying something important also points to the fact that really it was not that important.
It was not like they stepped on a vase. Getting rid of this thing was a major undertaking. Took at least a couple of days if not longer.
And they were not doing it in secret. This was quite a public place.
The photo on the FR thread wasn’t any of these. - I’m still not much on ruins cause they’re just “ruined”. Pagan temple “ruins” don’t do much for me. - Still, Muzzies destroying stuff isn’t kind.
I went to my Yahoo site to see if they had a standard “facepalm” graphic to send you. But although they had scores of others, facepalm was not one of them. Alas, so much technology, so little useful material. ;-)
In both cases the destruction stems from ignorance. The vandals in Spain should merely be fined; ISIS needs to be killed. But according to some, neither is our business, and we shouldn’t worry about it.
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