• @fluxion
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    41 year ago

    I was so sure this was gonna be about a fancy trench in Ukraine

    • PugJesusOP
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      61 year ago

      They actually dug up some Scythian artifacts while digging trenches in Ukraine, and had to move the planned trench section so the site can be properly excavated post-war. Let me see if I can find it.

      • PugJesusOP
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        71 year ago

        My memory was a bit off - Scythian artifacts were looted in a separate incident by Russian forces. Ukrainians accidentally dug up Greek or Roman amphorae, not Scythian works.

        • @lemick24
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          51 year ago

          It’s sad to think about the history that’s being destroyed. Ukrainian, Roman, Greek, some of it undiscovered and now never to be seen. Such a pointless waste of life, but also of beauty and history. At least some was found. It must be a surreal moment to unearth a historical artefact in a warzone