drowned_beliefs t1_j669ie7 wrote on January 28, 2023 at 12:27 AM

Reply to comment by Purpledoors3 in Ancient statue of Hercules emerges from Rome sewerage repairs by Rob-Study-8562

I know this was a joke but it reminded me of something the Director of the site of Knossos on Crete (the location of the legendary labyrinth and Minotaur) told my class about 35 years ago. He said that it took Arthur Evans a decade to excavate Knossos (ca.1900), but if they were starting today it would take over a hundred years. That’s how much stuff there was and how quickly they plowed through it.

ThaiJohnnyDepp t1_j67f96o wrote on January 28, 2023 at 6:33 AM

That's sad to think how much they must have destroyed :(

ShakaUVM t1_j67h0h4 wrote on January 28, 2023 at 6:54 AM

Or Alcubierre in Pompeii just smashing stuff he didn't think would sell

Kevvvgom t1_j6p6q6e wrote on January 31, 2023 at 10:30 PM

How do you know he smashed stuff?

Gunnvor91 t1_j67kakd wrote on January 28, 2023 at 7:37 AM

I was disappointed when I visited Knossos because it turns out, all of that art (wall murals, bright red pillars) are artistic creations by Arthur Evans. That dude destroyed so much by covering it in cement.

Lander-V t1_j68bq11 wrote on January 28, 2023 at 1:34 PM

Same, at first I thought it was all the original painting before I realized that the only thing that was original was the throne itself.