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Slamdutch t1_ixoj9eg wrote

have we somehow not completely studied and uncovered everything at the coliseum yet? are we waiting for something?

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Imadope_1960 t1_ixot30x wrote

I've been waiting to hear what the spectators snacked on so mission complete.

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DarrelBunyon t1_ixpmgp2 wrote

Pretty sure bread was involved

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MacDerfus t1_ixqv4oj wrote

It's likely, but I don't think bread preseves so well

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Imadope_1960 t1_ixsblph wrote

Neither do hotdogs and nachos and cheese, what will the ancient ballparks of the 20th century reveal in 2000 years. Granted the current ballparks will be replaced in 30 years historians will wonder why they couldn't build a stadium that lasts 50 years.

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No-Responsibility760 t1_ixt2msj wrote

As a Yankees fan, kinda hope they keep Fenway as long as it’ll stand. That’s something to preserve. It’ll be an interesting page to turn on baseball history when there are only modern ballparks.

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PaulMcIcedTea t1_ixq1eww wrote

I don't know if it's the case here, but it's common practice in archeology to leave some parts of a site undisturbed. You never know how technology and techniques might improve in the future and if you dig everything up now you might destroy stuff that could have been preserved.

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sj2can t1_ixq4xy5 wrote

Isn't there still a sealed tunnel from where the palace used to me, to where the horse track used to be? I thought I read something about that a while ago.

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ThePhantomTrollbooth t1_ixoxpva wrote

They probably focus a majority of their efforts on preserving and maintaining what is already uncovered, and keeping it safe for tourists to visit. Techniques and tools continue to advance too. Wouldn’t be surprised if they learned about these drainages through sonar or LiDAR.

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Nattekat t1_ixrdvr5 wrote

Remember that Pompeii still is mostly covered, even though it's right there. Archeologists don't do anything if it's potentially damaging. Once something is broken, it'll never come back. Patience gets awarded with more advanced tools.

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