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idcidcidc666420 t1_ir3sf7z wrote
Reply to comment by G1trogFr0g in Gold coins hidden in 7th Century found in wall by BarKnight
sure, that existed, but a ton was valuable. there was a huge amount of actual valuable Iiterature and scientific work at. for instance, the library of Alexandria and there are 100s of other similar instances.
tons of historical documents and government documents have been destroyed in fires over the years, especially in the 1800s. even in the modern day, huge archives of historical documents continue to burn up, such as in Brazil a couple years ago.
idcidcidc666420 t1_ir3r3bu wrote
Reply to comment by LesterKingOfAnts in Gold coins hidden in 7th Century found in wall by BarKnight
on top of that a lot are hoaxes or of otherwise questionable origin. quite a bit of what was once thought certain is not and there are a lot more hoaxes that haven't been found. there's a surprising amount of possible unknowns in our history- things that we think of as certain
idcidcidc666420 t1_ir5vh8n wrote
Reply to comment by LesterKingOfAnts in Gold coins hidden in 7th Century found in wall by BarKnight
yeah. still happening today.