Perfectly Preserved WW1 German Trenches Unearthed in Excavation

Started by Malthus, February 15, 2012, 06:51:29 PM

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Malthus

February 15, 2012, 06:51:29 PM
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jimmy olsen

#1
February 15, 2012, 07:14:02 PM
An eerie sight to be sure.
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Caliga

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February 15, 2012, 07:44:55 PM
I saw this earlier this week and was going to post it on Languish but got sidetracked. :cool:
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Razgovory

#3
February 15, 2012, 09:09:13 PM
Well not perfectly preserved.  It was full of dirt.
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Josephus

#4
February 15, 2012, 09:16:09 PM
Would have been really cool if there were still soldiers there awaiting the whistle to leap out of the trench. Sort of like those Jap soldiers they found on those Pacific islands who thought the war was still going on. The second war, in their case I mean.
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The Brain

#5
February 16, 2012, 12:45:51 AM
Cool.
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Crazy_Ivan80

#6
February 16, 2012, 01:51:33 AM
the dig of a lifetime if you're participating

jimmy olsen

#7
February 16, 2012, 01:55:37 AM
Quote from: Crazy_Ivan80 on February 16, 2012, 01:51:33 AM
the dig of a lifetime if you're participating
That's what they told the participants back in 1918.
It is far better for the truth to tear my flesh to pieces, then for my soul to wander through darkness in eternal damnation.

Jet: So what kind of woman is she? What's Julia like?
Faye: Ordinary. The kind of beautiful, dangerous ordinary that you just can't leave alone.
Jet: I see.
Faye: Like an angel from the underworld. Or a devil from Paradise.
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Malthus

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February 16, 2012, 08:54:20 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on February 16, 2012, 01:55:37 AM
Quote from: Crazy_Ivan80 on February 16, 2012, 01:51:33 AM
the dig of a lifetime if you're participating
That's what they told the participants back in 1918.

:D
The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane—Marcus Aurelius

lustindarkness

#10
February 16, 2012, 10:05:12 AM
Kinda eerie.
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Josquius

#11
February 16, 2012, 10:12:38 AM
Wow. That is damn well preserved.

But looks like the poor locals won't get their road. :(
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Malthus

#12
February 16, 2012, 10:30:59 AM
Quote from: Tyr on February 16, 2012, 10:12:38 AM
Wow. That is damn well preserved.

But looks like the poor locals won't get their road. :(

My guess is that this is "rescue archaeology", which means that the road will go through after everything is dug & recorded. I dunno if it is a significant enough site to actually be preserved.
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MadBurgerMaker

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February 16, 2012, 10:35:39 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on February 16, 2012, 01:55:37 AM
Quote from: Crazy_Ivan80 on February 16, 2012, 01:51:33 AM
the dig of a lifetime if you're participating
That's what they told the participants back in 1918.

^_^

Maladict

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February 16, 2012, 11:05:57 AM
Quote from: Malthus on February 16, 2012, 10:30:59 AM

My guess is that this is "rescue archaeology", which means that the road will go through after everything is dug & recorded. I dunno if it is a significant enough site to actually be preserved.

I think it might be. Most surviving trenches are either rebuilt or restored, there aren't many (if any) original trenches out there.
Not this well preserved, at least.
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