Monte Testaccio the most dangerous place on Earth .
Andre Willers
15 Jun 2014
Synopsis :
Why does it still exist ? And where are the equivalents in
other Roman cities ?
Discussion :
1.Monte Testaccio .
This dump of amphorae pieces has been mined for 2 000 years
and is still not exhausted .
The Romans dumped about 362 amphorae per day for centuries .
And here it is .
For the conspiracy theorists , there was even a close-by Roman Pyramid :
Can be seen in the Tate Gallery . Or visited . It still
exists .
One dump is a resource . Two dumps protect each other .
Three dumps is a sign from the gods .
2.Why does it still exist ?
This is a serious question .
All the other material in Rome has been reworked .
Broken amphorae makes an excellent construction material as
filler between walls . The Testaccio dump should have been re-purposed
centuries ago .
What gives ?
3. Danger and opportunity .
The dump still exists because people snuffling around in it
has this funny propensity to die .
Why ?
For centuries , pathogens from all over the Roman Empire and
peripheries were imported via olive oil . An ideal medium . These stewed in the
Testaccio midden . A really dangerous place .
Big biohazard .
But also big opportunity . Bio material you cannot get
anywhere else .
Lurking in there is Justinian’s Plagues , Black Death , and
other nasties from the last 2 000 years .
Slow-brewing in the olive oil layers around the amphorae
shards and midden heat .
4. Some other places to be careful of ancient Plagues :
4.1.Alexandria
The Barbegal
aqueduct and mill is a Roman watermill complex
located on the territory of the commune of Fontvieille, near the
town of Arles, in southern France. The complex has been referred to as "the greatest
known concentration of mechanical power in the ancient world".
This means they got stuff from all over ,
including diseases .
There should be amphorae middens .
But be careful . Actual toxins of the nerve
variety are probably present , and still potent after millennia .
4.3.Other sites where you should wear your booties and have
your insurance paid-up :
Especially Amida . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amida_(Mesopotamia)
5.New Ruins .
Hundreds of empty cities .
The danger is that human-compatible bio-forms have not been
established to pre-empt deleterious bioforms .
These cities become really dangerous bio-hazard locales .
Also lots of opportunities for the intrepid entrepreneur
with a good set of booties and facemask .
6. Old ruins like New Orleans or Detroit .
New Orleans especially should have a rich harvest of
biologicals .
Think $Dump$
Andre
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