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jpeeri t1_jcmqo2b wrote

Wasn’t there an Aldi as well that was built on top of some Viking ruins and they were on display in the supermarket?

Edit: it wasn’t Aldi. It was LIDL in Dublin https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/lidl-viking-ruins-glass-floor-b1833646.html

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rolosmith123 t1_jcnfby8 wrote

That was one of the coolest things for me when I visited Italy/Greece. Can't remember which city but they'd have similar things like that. Coming from Canada, we don't have stuff that old. Closest I would be able to find age wise in my area would be tipi rings, everything else would have long since deteriorated being made of plant or animal material. And I don't even know if they'd be close to that old considering it's just a ring of rocks, not actual buildings haha

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LobcockLittle t1_jcoez97 wrote

Same with here in Australia. The coolest artefacts i've seen are glass spearheads made from bottles that convicts/explorers (I assume) threw away.

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Lindoriel t1_jcp1tf7 wrote

You guys have rock art that's thought to be up to 40,000 years old. That's pretty bloody impressive. Some of the oldest human art found in the world.

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Koh-the-Face-Stealer t1_jcqlfeb wrote

One of my favourite tiny blink-and-you'll-miss spots like this is a completely unassuming building in eastern Chania in Crete, which is a Venetian storefront/apartment, built on top of a Classical foundation, with Minoan ruins in the deep basement that are on display to the street via glass and interpretive signage, that used to host a video game store and I think now is a smoke shop. It's just a fascinating layering of multiple millennia of history

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Ochib t1_jct3e42 wrote

In Europe 100 miles is a long way, In the US 100 years is a long time

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gsmitheidw1 t1_jcpyjo9 wrote

It's in Aungier Street, Dublin City. If I recall correctly you can go into it on Google Street View.

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