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[franklin]

1) Incorrect. I would know.

2) Except for that little word.

Gotta give anyone props who can come up with an ingenious system to find places that starving local aborigines cannot. They have this new satellite instrumentation that can detect these temples buried underneath the rainforest (by the lime I think) that "nobody had a clue existed". Then the archeologists set out into the middle of nowhere only to find looters tunnels. If you've done it then you're truly a one of a kind.


I've had a couple questions about this for years, if you don't mind answering. 1. How hard is it to remove the overgrowth from these? Seems like a **** ton of work. 2. Are there any left that you don't have to dig out the collapsed or buried rooms? 3. Assuming you've been trained in it by your parent/grandparents, is it hard to detect when you reach a wall to follow when you're going the slash-and-burn route instead of using those tiny archeological feather brushes?


Sorry if that's too OT.

 

[Archie Moses]

If you go to Chile, go to southern Chile or Vina del Mar by Santiago. Southern Chile is one of the most beautiful places on earth.

 

[Dr. Jones]

Gotta give anyone props who can come up with an ingenious system to find places that starving local aborigines cannot. They have this new satellite instrumentation that can detect these temples buried underneath the rainforest (by the lime I think) that "nobody had a clue existed". Then the archeologists set out into the middle of nowhere only to find looters tunnels. If you've done it then you're truly a one of a kind.


I've had a couple questions about this for years, if you don't mind answering. 1. How hard is it to remove the overgrowth from these? Seems like a **** ton of work. 2. Are there any left that you don't have to dig out the collapsed or buried rooms? 3. Assuming you've been trained in it by your parent/grandparents, is it hard to detect when you reach a wall to follow when you're going the slash-and-burn route instead of using those tiny archeological feather brushes?


Sorry if that's too OT.

To clarify, I am not talking about virgin sites that are temples.. but rather the more outlying villages. Still tons of satisfying things and much easier to find everything completely intact.

1) Overgrowth. It depends. In dense jungles it can be nearly impossible and take months even with proper equipment. In other areas there can be very little overgrowth but of course these are more difficult to find before the looters. Also, looters don't remove the overgrowth but from a small area and then tunnel within the structures.
2) Not really... most have to be completely dug out.
3) What do you mean by a 'wall to follow?' (and I don't 'slash and burn'... fwiw)

 

[The Midnight]

I was into Asian chicks until I visited a number of Asian cities and never saw a single hot chick in any of them. I'm convinced all the hot Asian girls live in the U.S. Not a joke.

What cities have you been to? Depending on the cities it may explain why you've never met a hot asian chick in them.

 

[franklin]

To clarify, I am not talking about virgin sites that are temples.. but rather the more outlying villages. Still tons of satisfying things and much easier to find everything completely intact.

1) Overgrowth. It depends. In dense jungles it can be nearly impossible and take months even with proper equipment. In other areas there can be very little overgrowth but of course these are more difficult to find before the looters. Also, looters don't remove the overgrowth but from a small area and then tunnel within the structures.
2) Not really... most have to be completely dug out.
3) What do you mean by a 'wall to follow?' (and I don't 'slash and burn'... fwiw)

Thanks, that makes sense. I guess I had this vision of you going Indiana Jones style, burrowing into the temples like looters do in search of face masks, sacred genital spikes, & tongue cords (hence following inner walls).

What I meant by slash and burn is digging similar to how the looters do it with tunnels instead of proper archeological methods. Why don't they remove the outer growth to harvest the bas-reliefs though? No money in stone? There is a black market for them.

 

[Hotdog]

Thanks, that makes sense. I guess I had this vision of you going Indiana Jones style, burrowing into the temples like looters do in search of face masks, sacred genital spikes, & tongue cords (hence following inner walls).

What I meant by slash and burn is digging similar to how the looters do it with tunnels instead of proper archeological methods. Why don't they remove the outer growth to harvest the bas-reliefs though? No money in stone? There is a black market for them.

When Im out discovering artifacts and temples I usually just go with ground penitrating radar. It doesnt work everywhere though, salty and clay soils block the signal.

 

[Dr. Jones]

If you go to Chile, go to southern Chile or Vina del Mar by Santiago. Southern Chile is one of the most beautiful places on earth.

Yes.. going to Torre de Pain (sp?)
Patagonia.
There's penguins and ****.

 

[Dr. Jones]

Thanks, that makes sense. I guess I had this vision of you going Indiana Jones style, burrowing into the temples like looters do in search of face masks, sacred genital spikes, & tongue cords (hence following inner walls).

What I meant by slash and burn is digging similar to how the looters do it with tunnels instead of proper archeological methods. Why don't they remove the outer growth to harvest the bas-reliefs though? No money in stone? There is a black market for them.

I don't feel comfortable commenting on this any further.

 

[Dr. Jones]

When Im out discovering artifacts and temples I usually just go with ground penitrating radar. It doesnt work everywhere though, salty and clay soils block the signal.

GPR is awful for most conditions. Clunky and fairly unreliable. Very good in some conditions.. but not most.

 

[Hotdog]

GPR is awful for most conditions. Clunky and fairly unreliable. Very good in some conditions.. but not most.

Hey, you do know abouts it. Did you actually by a unit?
Or just rent?

There is a map that shows places it works. Its not a lot. Ive only seen it work a few times in Utah.

 

[Dr. Jones]

Hey, you do know abouts it. Did you actually by a unit?
Or just rent?

There is a map that shows places it works. Its not a lot. Ive only seen it work a few times in Utah.

I own one... but rent an operator. :/

 

[Hotdog]

I own one... but rent an operator. :/

I have one at my work I use. Well sorta. That was the plan, but it doesn't have much luck here in Utah. Kind of a waste of 30 grand tbh. When it works it works great, but it has to be the right conditions. Its the Noggin plus smart cart.

 

[Dr. Jones]

I have one at my work I use. Well sorta. That was the plan, but it doesn't have much luck here in Utah. Kind of a waste of 30 grand tbh. When it works it works great, but it has to be the right conditions. Its the Noggin plus smart cart.

I find it has better commercial use (pipes, concrete sub-surface structures, etc...).
Unfortunately, I have no use for commercial uses.... it doesn't help me find buried gold caches or anything fun.