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Let's say you went back in time (like to ancient Rome), and you wanted to preserve something so that it could be found or retrieved today. Where would the best place to put it be? It would have to be a place where it wouldn't be stolen, become rotten, be bulldozed, etc.
I guess it depends largely on what we?re trying to store. If it?s small, putting it inside of tree sap may be a good way to preserve it. I guess a good location is under the sand in a barren desert, where people are not likely to want to build. If we?re talking about something bigger, then I think the first emperor of China had the right idea. He buried his tomb with booby traps and confusing construction, using large stone to protect it. I suppose it has a lot to do with budget, too. Copper or even gold cases would certainly be useful.
Pompeii ;D
Yeah....let's just hope that it's not one of the things that's excavated first, back in the 1740s....
I suppose it has a lot to do with budget, too. Copper or even gold cases would certainly be useful.
But how would you have any guarantee that it wouldn't be melted down? At the very least, it would be confiscated by someone during history and would end up in some museum where you couldn't get at it today.
Maybe putting rocks all around it, making it look natural would disinterest explorers. They haven?t found Genghis Khan?s tomb yet. Perhaps Mongolia is a good place?
