What would they Find?

I took the picture of a sidewalk.
@akalinus (44366)
United States
May 7, 2018 2:51pm CST
I was sweeping the walk and started thinking what a useless job that is. It is always covered in junk from the oak trees and the rain runs dirt across it. All I could do is save it from the sands of time. I started thinking of it being covered up and the building besides. What if the entire area is hidden under dirt? If that happened in your neighborhood, what would future archaeologists find? If they dug up your yard, what would they discover?
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 May 18
In Luxor we met a man who used to play on a post which was about a metre high. Many years later after much excavation his 'post' was the top of a very tall obelisk and his playground covered ancient ruins. So it could happen!
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
8 May 18
Wow, that is some story. Can you imagine playing on top of ruins? When I was a kid, we went camping. Mastodon bones lay beneath our tents. They found them years later. Who knew?
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502208)
• Italy
8 May 18
Well, you surely know that this already happened in Italy, the buried city of Pompeii. In many Italian cities, when they dig to build new apartment complex they find the buried ruins of the ancient civilizations. Last week they have found a beautiful mosaic surely of ancient Rome.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502208)
• Italy
9 May 18
@akalinus I have visited Pompeii and that has been a great experience.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
9 May 18
@LadyDuck I will put that on my bucket list. It must have been remarkable to peek in on the past.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
8 May 18
I have read a lot about that. It is fascinating. They learned so much about the customs, diets, and relationships of these people. I just like to revisit past civilizations. I can't go there in person but I can learn about them and see them. Just awesome.
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rebel_woman06
@SIMPLYD (90717)
• Philippines
10 May 18
They will find those biodegradable wastes we buried for it to become fertilizer of the soil.
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Cindy Tolbert
@cintol (11261)
• United States
9 Jun 18
CLAY! The only things in this yard are clay and sprinkler lines. I don't think there is room for anything else.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
9 Jun 18
You never know. A woman on Facebook found a plaque with roses on it. It had some foreign inscription and a picture of an unknown person. It was just sticking up in her yard.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
10 Jun 18
@cintol Things have a way of coming to the surface when you least expect them. People lived on the land you are occupying in the past. There could be an ancient ruin down there or even a dinosaur skeleton.
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Cindy Tolbert
@cintol (11261)
• United States
9 Jun 18
@akalinus It would be cool to find something like that, this house was built 3 yrs ago and every time I dig anywhere to plant, I hit either clay or sprinkler lines. If there is anything in this yard its so far down it will never be found!!
Shiva
@Shiva49 (28371)
• Singapore
14 May 18
I always wonder what it would have been like thousand years ago where I live now, in a highrise apartment in a modern city. I think also what it would be like thousand years hence. We are surrounded by sea - siva
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
14 May 18
The earth constantly changes just as we change. Nothing ever stays the same.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
14 May 18
@Shiva49 Did you ever lay down on the ground and completely relax? I used to do that and thought I could faintly feel some motion of the earth turning, maybe my imagination but who knows.
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Shiva
@Shiva49 (28371)
• Singapore
14 May 18
@akalinus The whole creative process changes everything all the time. Our planet, solar system, galaxy are all moving at breakneck speed but we don't feel it! There is no greater miracle and we are all part of the show! siva
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Faye
@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
8 May 18
Hm, they are going to dig up the road around here sometime this summer. We will see what is found
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
8 May 18
That should be interesting. Take pictures!
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
9 May 18
@FayeHazel You could write a discussion and use your best picture.
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Faye
@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
9 May 18
@akalinus I'll have to do that :-)
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allen0187
@allen0187 (59653)
• Philippines
8 May 18
Under all that dirt would be more ... DIRT!
allen0187
@allen0187 (59653)
• Philippines
8 May 18
@akalinus perhaps old cookware, old PCs, laptops, definitely old mobile phone models.
Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
8 May 18
@allen0187 Yes, all the things of our daily lives. Now you're getting the picture.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
8 May 18
There would also be ruins, buildings that fell down, the things people use in everyday life like dishes and cookware, furniture, all kinds of things. It would be like digging the ruins of past civilizations today. So what would they find in your neighborhood?
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bonnie
@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
10 Jun 18
uumm not sure. a mail box or more. a few trees, etc.
Hope
@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
28 May 18
By regularly cleaning it then it looks less messy!
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Marlina
@marlina (154103)
• Canada
7 May 18
I don't think that we would find any "dark secrets" here.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
7 May 18
There must be evidence of a secret somewhere. We all have them. Archeologists are also interested in everyday stuff. Think how excited they would be to find your old lawn chair or some flower pots.
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Jeff Moffitt
@moffittjc (128831)
• Gainesville, Florida
12 May 18
I live in Florida, which is barely above sea level. The only thing under us is lots of beach sand. I'm pretty sure there aren't ancient ruins lying beneath us, although it is common to find giant Megaladon sharks teeth in our creeks!
Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
14 May 18
I am also in Florida. There could be ancient civilizations under the sea or the earth. Land and water often switch places. I found seashell fossils on a road in NY state. Our house sat where an ocean used to be.
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Jeff Moffitt
@moffittjc (128831)
• Gainesville, Florida
16 May 18
@akalinus I dig up sharks teeth all the time in the creeks here in our town, which is pretty cool considering I live in the middle of the state. I know that in ancient times Florida was underwater, so it's really neat finding evidence of that on what is now high ground!
Danna B.
@db20747 (43419)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
7 May 18
They would find antiques, teeth, and everything u would find at a yard sale including my diary!!!! That'll keep 'em searchin'!!!!!
Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
7 May 18
Oh, my goodness! Now I am wondering what is in your diary. Is it burning hot or just everyday stuff?
Jim Bauer
@porwest (112780)
• United States
26 May 18
Who knows, but I am sure it would be nothing exciting. lol