[It's not just unique, it's completely unique. /snark]Screenshot/Youtube/Mark1333
Posted on 06/14/2023 8:06:07 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Roman remains uncovered in central London in 2022 were revealed Tuesday to be an "extremely rare" Roman tomb.
The "completely unique" Roman mausoleum was uncovered at the Liberty of Southwark site in London, right between The Shard, Borough Market, and London Bridge station, according to Metro. It is believed to be the most in-tact Roman tomb to be discovered in Britain, but no coffins or human remains appear to have been discovered at the site, the Guardian noted.
More than 100 coins, pottery fragments, roofing tiles, and bits of metal have been found at the site, along with a beautiful mosaic. The site is also the largest to be uncovered in Britain over the last 50 years, and it is hoped that the entire structure will be restored and retained for public display, the BBC reported.
"All signs indicate this was a substantial building, perhaps two storeys high." Museum of London Archaeology said of the discovery, the BBC continued.
Excavators believe that the original structure was likely modified at some point in the past, and the owners added a secondary level or raised floor. The raised platforms were still intact, and the steps to the lower parts were also unharmed.
"This relatively small site in Southwark is a microcosm for the changing fortunes of Roman London – from the early phase of the site where London expands and the area has lavishly decorated Roman buildings, all the way through to the later Roman period when the settlement shrinks and it becomes a more quiet space where people remember their dead," MOLA senior archaeologist Antoinetta Lerz told the Guardian...
The site is currently being developed into a complex of offices, homes, and shops.
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[It's not just unique, it's completely unique. /snark]Screenshot/Youtube/Mark1333
OBVIOUSLY . . . . Jimmy Hoffa.
2 huge landmarks?
Ophra and Whoopie?
Quick, call Geraldo!
Kay Smythe - report to English Composition 101 immediately.
Obviously, it's the mausoleum of the legendary Kramericus:
Kay Smythe can also brush up on the verbs “to lie” vs. “to lay”, unless the headline was written by some other illiterate.
Good catch. It’s incredible what passes for “journalism” these days.
LOL
That’s why we need to send a small bulldozer to Mars.
Dig down inch by inch to see what we find.
A robotic ‘dozer seems like a good idea — it would prepare the ground for the robotic construction of the greenhouses and such that will need to be waiting, full of food, for the colonists.
Some of the fuel generators that Dr. Robert Zubrin discussed (and, I think, Elon Musk embraced) would be a great idea to send to Mars now too.
Get testing on it now!
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