How many forgotten towns and settlements in the world. We must always remember the past. You never know when it will knock on your life. So, it is able to remind of itself ... during construction.
It is not news that there are a lot of houses, entertainment centers, metro stations in the world that were built in the places of the former cemetery, prison. Believe it or not, all this leaves its imprint on the energy of the building.
1. Roman soldiers and underground.
It's unclear when this subway line will function, because its construction is currently suspended. The station of San Giovanni was planned to be opened this year, but at the moment a number of excavations are being conducted here. And it all began in 2016, when the builders came across something incomprehensible. Archaeologists arriving at the site found out that ancient premises were found here, barracks consisting of 39 rooms. Their creation dates back to the second century. They belonged to the army of the Emperor Hadrian, the very one who, by order of him, erected many statues, libraries, theaters. But this does not end there. It turns out that along with barracks archeologists found a mass burial with 13 skeletons. The deceased were either members of the elite praetorian guard, or bodyguards of the emperor. At the moment excavation continues.
2. Slaves and a modern New York office.
In 1991 the construction of an office building began in the Big Apple. True, during the construction was discovered an ancient burial. Archaeologists have determined that the graves found are an African burial, which can be attributed to the 1690s. At that time, modern Lower Manhattan was beyond the city limits. In the 17th century, African Americans were forbidden to bury their relatives in cemeteries "for white people." As a result, the slaves created a place where about 10,000 - 20,000 people were buried. At the site of the excavation in 2006, a monument was erected - the National Monument of African Graves. But this is not the only ancient cemetery found in New York: the second African burial dating from the 18th and 19th centuries is located below the park of Sara D. Roosevelt on the Lower East Side. And in East Harlem during the construction of a bus depot found the grave of slaves of the 17th century.
3. The London plague victims.
Without ceasing under the noisy London the work on expanding the metro is constantly boiling. Often in the course of construction, historical treasures are found. So, here somehow were found medieval skates, a bowling ball belonging to the Tudors, and two mass graves. In one lay the skeletons of 13 people who, according to research data, died of the plague. It turned out that the DNA of their teeth contains a plague bacterium. And in the second grave 42 people are buried, who also became victims of the Great Plague of 1665. By the way, many mistakenly believe that during this period people were buried, just dropping into pits, in fact, everything is different. As the excavations have shown, the bodies are placed in coffins.
4. Graves under the apartments.
You may be intimidated, but the truth is that often during the construction of a new residential complex builders carry only tombstones, leaving under the ground bones and coffins. In March 2017, a cemetery was found on the construction site in Philadelphia. It turned out to be the first burial place of the Baptist church. It was founded in 1707. And in 1859 he was moved to another place, in the mountains of Moria. But, as it became known only now, the remains of 400 people remained in their original place.
5. The woman is under the metro station in Greece.
In 2013, during the construction of the metro in Thessaloniki, a grave of a woman buried about 2,300 years ago was discovered. Ellinka was buried with a golden wreath in the form of an olive branch, which has survived to this day. Interestingly, in Greece this is not the first skeleton found with such a decoration. 10 years ago, female remains of another Hellenic woman were found, which was buried with four golden wreaths and gold earrings in the form of dog heads. This grave was discovered due to the break of the sewer pipe, which destroyed part of the burial.
6. Bones under the pipeline.
In 2013, while digging trenches for a gas pipeline in Canada, builders discovered human bones that turned out to be remains of 1,000 years ago. Of course, the construction was suspended, and the place of the builders was occupied by archaeologists. In the end, in order not to damage the ancient burials, the authorities came to the conclusion that the pipeline should be laid even lower. By the way, this is one of the few examples where ancient remains were found in the site of digging a tunnel. For example, in 2017 in Minnesota, USA, dozens of graves were found during the construction of roads.
7. Decapitated Vikings in England.
In 2009, in the town of Weymouth, in Dorset, a mass grave was found in which 50 young boys were buried. Archaeologists came to the conclusion that young people were brutally murdered. Traces of attacks by sharp objects on bones are noticeable, and heads have been chopped off. In 2010, studies have shown that the remains of 50 people belonged to the Vikings and can be attributed to 910-1030 years. e. This is exactly the period when the British faced the aggression of the Vikings. Also, the analysis of isotopes in the teeth indicated the Scandinavian origin of these guys. For the reason that no clothes or remnants of matter resembling it were found, it can be concluded that all 50 people were executed prisoners. At the moment all these remains are kept in the Dorset Museum.
8. Cemetery for the poor under the house for the rich.
In the area of Dunning, in the north-west of Chicago, there were shelters for the poor and psychiatric hospitals. Moreover, in 1889, all these houses one local judge called "a grave for life." In addition to the shelter and hospital, on 8 hectares housed a cemetery for the poor, which after the Great Chicago fire in 1871 were buried 100 people. This cemetery was found in 1989 during the construction of luxurious mansions. You will not believe, but the workers who laid the sewer pipes, found a corpse so well preserved that his beard was visible. As a result, the bodies were moved to a new cemetery.