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Re:One of the oldest known human settlements is about to be ... by Accujack on Friday October 04, 2019 @09:35AM (#21157479)
Regrettably, humanity is not as advanced or kind a species as we think we are. Politics and war mean that it's not possible to stop this dam.

On the bright side for the archaeology, the water will protect some parts of the city, and in a century when the existing Turkish government is ashes and dust, some of that will remain to be discovered.

That doesn't help the present residents, but given the situation in their country (which we and other countries have contributed to) nothing will.

We're all to blame, because we share the world.

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Re:One of the oldest known human settlements is about to be ... by dalbasal on Friday October 04, 2019 @11:46AM (#21158805)
Maybe if we don't need dams anymore...

A neolithic henge, drowned by a dam, was recently exposed for a while due to low water levels. People could visit. I don't think there was serious talk of destroying the dam, even though I doubt it would be built to day.

Prevention beats cure.

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Re:One of the oldest known human settlements is about to be ... by beerandt on Friday October 04, 2019 @01:49PM (#21160123)
I mean technically war (or just a few dropped bombs) could stop this dam. But I know that's not what you meant.
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Re:One of the oldest known human settlements is about to be ... by klingonopera on Friday October 04, 2019 @07:53PM (#21162884)
The RAF bombed dams in the Ruhr valley during WW2.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Chastise

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Re:One of the oldest known human settlements is about to be ... by celeritascelery on Friday October 04, 2019 @12:02PM (#21158956)
Water is just about the worst thing for “preserving” things. Especially in a hot dry climate like this.
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Re:One of the oldest known human settlements is about to be ... by magduf on Monday October 07, 2019 @10:28AM (#21181223)
This is completely false. Water does a pretty good job of preserving shipwrecks, even from thousands of years ago. We're still finding ancient Greek ships now, preserved by the oxygen-free water in the depths. Many wrecks have been found in the Black Sea, not far from where this place is, and many more surely remain to be discovered.
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