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Meticulously preserved World War I bunker
“Tucked within an icy mountain lies a meticulously preserved World War I bunker.
Climate change means we can now see it.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/world...world-war-one/
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Two thoughts jump to mind:
Although it was more sheltered than the muddy trenches of the Western front, I wouldn't want to have spent a lot of time living/fighting there.... If melting snow/ice revealed the bunker, will a continued melt and exposure destroy it before it can be fully documented? |
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Race against time…
Once things start to thaw out, they will decay quickly.
It reminds me of the WW 1 trench that was unearthed when a new road was constructed. The archeologists had to race against time to excavate the site. Luckily they were able to recover and ID some missing soldiers.
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