Excavating Teotihuacan

War Arrow · Post by **War Arrow** » Sat Jul 05, 2008 8:23 am

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080703/sc_ ... TcKtdFeQoB
They're at it again. Anyone care to guess what might be down there?

[by the way, as a pedant I am contractually obligated to mention that I certainly don't recall Mexico City's barrios encroaching upon the site at all, unless they've expanded about 20km in the last couple of years. The local town of San Juan Teotihuacan (or San something Teotihuacan) might not win any beauty prizes but it's hardly a slum.]

Forum Monk · Post by **Forum Monk** » Sat Jul 05, 2008 9:02 am

Sarabia said the tunnel was first discovered in the early 1970s but it was closed soon afterward, and most of the information about it was lost when the archeologist who found it died.

Ever have your hard disk crash and lose a ton of important files? Any archaeologist who cares about preserving the past needs to have a backup plan - just like a computer user.

kbs2244 · Post by **kbs2244** » Sat Jul 05, 2008 10:35 am

In those days they used paper and ink.
One of the most durable practices ever known.
What happened to his notes?

Post by **Minimalist** » Sat Jul 05, 2008 10:46 am

That only seems to happen to people who disagree with The Club.

Rokcet Scientist · Post by **Rokcet Scientist** » Sat Jul 05, 2008 10:47 am

kbs2244 wrote:In those days they used paper and ink.
One of the most durable practices ever known.
What happened to his notes?

They probably wrapped fish & chips in 'm.

War Arrow · Post by **War Arrow** » Sat Jul 05, 2008 12:31 pm

kbs2244 wrote:In those days they used paper and ink.
One of the most durable practices ever known.
What happened to his notes?

This is Mexico remember. All bets are off. I've got some scary 1900s photos of early Teotihuacan digs performed with dynamite!