buildings go up buildings come down such is the cyclical nature of urban
development while construction projects often involve long hours of painstaking
labor sometimes those efforts are rewarded so let's start digging
number 10. holiday in britannia with its craggy shoreline and tranquil beaches the seaside
resort town of scarborough england is a popular uk vacation spot not surprisingly a recent discovery
reveals ancient romans held a similar affinity for the inviting landscape the remains of a luxurious
roman villa were discovered earlier this year at a new housing development in north yorkshire
during a subsequent excavation a sprawling complex of buildings was uncovered including a circular
central area with several rooms in a bath house keith emmerich historic england inspector of
ancient monuments believes the unique layout is possibly the first of its kind within the entire
roman empire quote one of the descriptions we had was that it is something like a religious
building that is almost like a gentleman's club there's a bath house as well so it's a really
interesting hybrid building at the moment said emmerich 9. norsing around whether viewed as
expressive art or an act of senseless vandalism graffiti stretches back thousands of years across
a panoply of civilizations to wit excavations for a new hotel in dublin in 2019 unearthed a trove of
viking artifacts that included graffiti etched on a piece of slate dating back to the hiberno
norse period about 300 years after the vikings first settled the east coast of ireland the image
depicts a warrior on a horse holding a shield in one hand and a sword in the other he also appears
to be shot by an arrow suggesting the artist may have been trying to make a political statement
the dig took place in the libertines one of dublin's oldest neighborhoods in the irish capital
archaeologists also found items from two other settlements from the middle ages and the 17th
century in the same waterlogged area a condition that helped preserve the rare findings number 8.
never-ending war the lingering effects from two world wars continue to inflict casualties long
after the last shots were fired for example in june 2010 a crew building a sports stadium in
garten germany found a 500 kilogram 1 100 pound bomb buried approximately 7 meters that's 23
feet below the surface the discovery would have deadly consequences residents living in the area
were immediately evacuated including several schools and a kindergarten but as
well-seasoned german experts prepared to disarm the unexploded ordnance it suddenly detonated
killing three and severely injuring six others the bomb dropped by the allies during world war i had
been fitted with a delayed action chemical fuse however it manufactured at the time of
release becoming increasingly unstable after lying underground for more than seven decades
7. tapas and moore located in the heart of seville spain in the city's legendary gothic cathedral
servant syria yeralda has a colorful history stretching back nearly a century the famous
tapas bar now also features the remnants of a 900 year old islamic bath house discovered
during renovations in 2020. when the coronavirus pandemic covered the usually robust tourist
season last year the owners of the restaurant decided to tackle some long overdue repairs
the end results are passed all expectations as laborers began chipping away at plaster from
the vaulted ceiling they uncovered a 12th century islamic haman replete with star-shaped skylights
and geometric paintings representing the night sky the structure dates back to an era when the
almohad caliphate ruled over much of the iberian peninsula and north africa as part of the berber
empire worshipers most likely used these types of ornate bath houses to cleanse themselves before
entering a mosque to pray 6. jackpot the late 5th century saw goths and vandals emerge as a
military force ultimately resulting in the fall of the once mighty roman empire in the midst
of this turbulent period more than 300 coins were hidden inside an amphora for safe keeping
the stash stayed hidden until 2018 when workers in como italy stumbled upon a pot of gold in
the basement of an abandoned theater according to coin expert maria grazia facianetti whoever
placed the jar there had buried it in such a way that in case of danger they could go and retrieve
it the coins date back to the roman imperial period featuring various emperors ranging from
honorius to leo the first 5. explosive antique from 1861 to 1865 union and confederate troops
fired an estimated 1.5 million artillery shells at each other not all of them exploded although
relatively rare compared to other conflicts in war-torn regions unexploded ordnance from the
american civil war is occasionally found construction workers in charleston south
carolina unearthed an 18 inch-long parrot shell while digging up a cobblestone driveway in 2003.
a local civil war reenactor recognized the black powder-filled projectile which led to a portion
of downtown being shut down fortunately explosive teams from the charleston police
department and joint base charleston were able to successfully dispose of the munition number
4. triceratopolis denver colorado commonly known as the mile high city claims a robust metropolitan
population of just under 3 million people but 68 million years ago large herds of triceratops
roamed the same elevated region experiencing their own prehistoric rocky mountain high
in the summer of 2019 a partial skeleton of the three-horned dinosaur was uncovered by
workers digging on the site of a retirement community in the highlands ranch district
paleontologists from the denver museum of nature and science identified the fossils which have been
embedded in a rock layer dating back to the late cretaceous period the dino which includes portions
of its face and frill is the most complete yet recovered from the denver basin museum spokesman
maura o'neill confirmed the findings of the fierce herbivore creature saying it's certainly not the
first one there have been many in colorado 3. heavy metal although the majority of trench
warfare in world war 1 occurred along the western front a reminder of the horrific carnage managed
to find its way 5 000 miles away in canada on december the 11th 2020 an equipment operator in
amherstburg ontario unearthed a one-ton german field gun while digging up dirt on a high school
construction site the 7.7 centimeter failed cannon 96 served as the workhorse for the imperial german
army throughout the great war launching 15 pound shells with an effective firing range of 6000
yards the breach loading artillery piece included a mounting system with elevation handles and
multi-spoked solid wheels typically operated by a crew of five personnel the gun had initially been
brought to the region as a war trophy but became weathered over time making restoration unlikely
the rusted weapon was eventually buried and forgotten about until now number two heads
up china is home to a vast collection of ancient monuments including the gargantuan 71 meter 233
feet lescent giant buddha the world's tallest statue of the enlightened one a 600 year old
buddha was recently added to the list after emerging from the hongman reservoir in eastern
jingxi province in 2017. that at the statue had been previously submerged in 32 feet of water
before dramatically reappearing following work on a hydropower gate historians have suggested the
figure could date back to the early ming dynasty which lasted from 1368 to 1644 ce 1. brutality for
all for the most part with few exceptions life in the roman empire was no bed of roses emperors were
frequently assassinated soldiers fought endless bloody wars and slavery existed throughout the
realm in 2015 a grim reminder of these dark dreary times materialized in england which roamed
ruthlessly occupied between 43 and 410 a.d while renovating a private home in the eastern midlands
village of great casterton workers discovered the grave of an enslaved man who wore heavy
iron shackles and a padlock around his ankles a subsequent report in the journal britannia
sheds further light on the harsh punishment doled out by the romans saying shackles were not simply
a way of preventing the escape of more rebellious slaves they were symbolically charged and violent
tools of domination and humiliation a fact that is clear in the writings and iconography of the
ancient world so i really hope you found that video interesting if you did please do
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