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Isnt it weird how some roman ruins were completely buried under dirt?

I assume there were always people wandering around noticing ...
Cerebral philosopher-king
  04/02/26
the egyptians literally DGAF about their ruins when whitey s...
rose fighting gas station
  04/02/26
Yes and for some places there's obviously a good reason beca...
Cerebral philosopher-king
  04/02/26
the dark ages? the plague? no one was concerned with history...
rose fighting gas station
  04/02/26
Population didn't disappear and was that enough time for the...
Cerebral philosopher-king
  04/02/26
i think you gotta remember 99% of people were illiterate and...
rose fighting gas station
  04/02/26
I was going to write history and the fascination the west ha...
Rusted contagious site
  04/02/26
it's like when i walk through baltimore, i don't wonder abou...
rose fighting gas station
  04/02/26
Yeah just think of the amazing ruins we're missing out on in...
Rusted contagious site
  04/02/26
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rose fighting gas station
  04/02/26
from what i remember all of those mexican pyramids were just...
poppy nibblets
  04/02/26
they were there in very rough shape, but yes in their curren...
rose fighting gas station
  04/02/26
https://www.reddit.com/r/europe/comments/55he63/interesting_...
onyx house haunted graveyard
  04/02/26
Makes sense for Rome, but is it the same story for Bath, Eng...
Cerebral philosopher-king
  04/02/26
Original Roman baths filled up over time but they still used...
Histrionic deer antler business firm
  04/02/26
The coliseum was used as a goat pen for a time.
Rusted contagious site
  04/02/26
I always thought it was weird that everything just is covere...
stimulating market trump supporter
  04/02/26
Yes very strange especially in places where there are cool m...
Cerebral philosopher-king
  04/02/26
geology is insane.
rose fighting gas station
  04/02/26
I love this guys YouTube page: https://youtube.com/@geolo...
Rusted contagious site
  04/02/26
this guy is 1800000 https://www.youtube.com/@myroncook
rose fighting gas station
  04/02/26
I've seen some of his stuff. Very similar people. I'm fact I...
Rusted contagious site
  04/02/26
i heckin love science!
Aromatic Office Kitty
  04/02/26
If you don't vacuum for a week there's dust over everything ...
Sable rigor menage
  04/02/26
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pearl bat-shit-crazy space
  04/02/26
i have had the same thought. i figured if it takes 2000 year...
Slippery supple kitchen people who are hurt
  04/02/26


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Date: April 2nd, 2026 9:23 AM
Author: Cerebral philosopher-king

I assume there were always people wandering around noticing it gradually happening. But they just said, "hey cool" and left them alone until they were completely buried? Like ones in England, Italy, etc

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5852739&forum_id=2...id..#49788615)



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Date: April 2nd, 2026 9:25 AM
Author: rose fighting gas station

the egyptians literally DGAF about their ruins when whitey showed up. when the spaniards showed up to tenochitlan, the aztecs had no idea who the people of teotihuacan were despite being only an hour away. 1000 years had erased them from memory. some white guy from yale bought chichen itza for a couple hundred bucks. it was in ruins and no one nearby cared or knew anything about it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5852739&forum_id=2...id..#49788618)



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Date: April 2nd, 2026 9:28 AM
Author: Cerebral philosopher-king

Yes and for some places there's obviously a good reason because the areas are desolated by disease or natural disaster and no one goes there for a long time. But the ones in Europe had to have somewhat educated people around to notice, no?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5852739&forum_id=2...id..#49788626)



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Date: April 2nd, 2026 9:33 AM
Author: rose fighting gas station

the dark ages? the plague? no one was concerned with history and archaeology in the middle ages.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5852739&forum_id=2...id..#49788645)



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Date: April 2nd, 2026 9:35 AM
Author: Cerebral philosopher-king

Population didn't disappear and was that enough time for these ruins to be completely covered? Not arguing, just asking. Is that the reason for places like Bath?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5852739&forum_id=2...id..#49788648)



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Date: April 2nd, 2026 9:36 AM
Author: rose fighting gas station

i think you gotta remember 99% of people were illiterate and just trying to survive. they probably had no idea what any of that shit was and didn't have the time, money, or wherewithal to restore it. before whitey invented archeology people just thought that shit was old and pointless.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5852739&forum_id=2...id..#49788652)



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Date: April 2nd, 2026 9:42 AM
Author: Rusted contagious site

I was going to write history and the fascination the west has seems to be predicated on literacy. Also as populations get dislodged, new generations don't have any connection to the past through the more traditional oral histories and such. Break that chain and new people dgaf. I wonder if Mexicans will care about the statue of Liberty. Or lol will Muslims give a shit about stone henge when they control the British isles in a century? I think no.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5852739&forum_id=2...id..#49788661)



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Date: April 2nd, 2026 9:44 AM
Author: rose fighting gas station

it's like when i walk through baltimore, i don't wonder about the people who lived there and the magnificent spaces inside, i just want to get the fuck out asap. ruins are instinctively bad and to be avoided or torn down.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5852739&forum_id=2...id..#49788664)



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Date: April 2nd, 2026 9:51 AM
Author: Rusted contagious site

Yeah just think of the amazing ruins we're missing out on in sub Saharan Africa

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5852739&forum_id=2...id..#49788679)



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Date: April 2nd, 2026 9:52 AM
Author: rose fighting gas station



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Date: April 2nd, 2026 9:37 AM
Author: poppy nibblets

from what i remember all of those mexican pyramids were just purely made up from big piles of dirt

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5852739&forum_id=2...id..#49788654)



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Date: April 2nd, 2026 9:38 AM
Author: rose fighting gas station

they were there in very rough shape, but yes in their current state they are highly artificial reconstructions.

https://www.chichenitza.com/public/assets/img/chichen-itza-pyramid-discovery-1892.jpg

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5852739&forum_id=2...id..#49788656)



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Date: April 2nd, 2026 9:26 AM
Author: onyx house haunted graveyard

https://www.reddit.com/r/europe/comments/55he63/interesting_graph_the_population_trend_of_rome/

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5852739&forum_id=2...id..#49788621)



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Date: April 2nd, 2026 9:29 AM
Author: Cerebral philosopher-king

Makes sense for Rome, but is it the same story for Bath, England, where I think there are Roman ruins? And other places?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5852739&forum_id=2...id..#49788629)



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Date: April 2nd, 2026 12:58 PM
Author: Histrionic deer antler business firm

Original Roman baths filled up over time but they still used the area for baths

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Baths_(Bath)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5852739&forum_id=2...id..#49788998)



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Date: April 2nd, 2026 9:29 AM
Author: Rusted contagious site

The coliseum was used as a goat pen for a time.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5852739&forum_id=2...id..#49788630)



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Date: April 2nd, 2026 9:30 AM
Author: stimulating market trump supporter

I always thought it was weird that everything just is covered in dirt over time. Like the entire earth was like 500 feet less deep thousands of years ago.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5852739&forum_id=2...id..#49788635)



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Date: April 2nd, 2026 9:32 AM
Author: Cerebral philosopher-king

Yes very strange especially in places where there are cool mosaics and shit and someone had to walk by occasionally

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5852739&forum_id=2...id..#49788642)



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Date: April 2nd, 2026 9:49 AM
Author: rose fighting gas station

geology is insane.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5852739&forum_id=2...id..#49788673)



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Date: April 2nd, 2026 9:50 AM
Author: Rusted contagious site

I love this guys YouTube page:

https://youtube.com/@geologynick?si=I5syQLCdL3oAvpt6

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5852739&forum_id=2...id..#49788676)



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Date: April 2nd, 2026 9:51 AM
Author: rose fighting gas station

this guy is 1800000

https://www.youtube.com/@myroncook

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5852739&forum_id=2...id..#49788680)



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Date: April 2nd, 2026 9:54 AM
Author: Rusted contagious site

I've seen some of his stuff. Very similar people. I'm fact I think they've done each other's podcasts.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5852739&forum_id=2...id..#49788686)



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Date: April 2nd, 2026 9:51 AM
Author: Aromatic Office Kitty

i heckin love science!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5852739&forum_id=2...id..#49788678)



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Date: April 2nd, 2026 10:30 AM
Author: Sable rigor menage

If you don't vacuum for a week there's dust over everything in the house, now times that by 26,000 weeks

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5852739&forum_id=2...id..#49788754)



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Date: April 2nd, 2026 12:39 PM
Author: pearl bat-shit-crazy space



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Date: April 2nd, 2026 1:23 PM
Author: Slippery supple kitchen people who are hurt

i have had the same thought. i figured if it takes 2000 years for natural ecological change to bury something 10 feet high, over the course of an average person’s cognizant lifespan that’s only a difference of about three inches, basically imperceptible unless you’re paying specific attention. by the time it’s ~50% buried and something is self-evidently amiss, it’s become and entire project to restore and these people didn’t have the spare energy or intellectual curiosity to undertake it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5852739&forum_id=2...id..#49789095)