This is a docu about archaeological artefacts found underground when the workers and archaeologists were digging a new metro tunnel in amsterdam. Realistically I realise that there may only be one or two of you that may be interested in this, but I found it so interesting that it occurred to me that someone may find this interesting enough to watch. The docu is fifty-seven minutes long, so choose a good time of day to watch it, bring popcorn and drinks. —If the vid does not begin with english subtitles when the narrater begins to speak, klik on the small square with “CC” in it and then klik on “English”. Klik again on that square to make the drop-down menu disappear.
Thanks for sharing this Sjoerd. Before shifting careers to Digital Animation, my middle daughter was an Archaeology student and worked in the field for three years. We had her friend, an Archaeology exchange student from Scotland, stay with us for a few months. She now works in Scotland as an Archaeologist. I will be sharing this with both girls. Although my daughter doesn't practice anymore, she still holds a lot of interest. We will look forward to seeing it.
Interesting about your daughters. I hope that you will enjoy the film. My Bride sat and watched it so intensely that you could have heard a pin drop. Now and then an exclamation punctuated the stillness.
Cor, I just read this and mentioned it to Zigs. We will put it on the big screen this evening as we certainly have a huge interest in the subject..... and that will have to be without the popcorn I'm afraid.
We will you know I've worked alongside archaeologists most of my working life, went hand in hand with working on historic sites and buildings.
I really like interesting documentary. I thought I just glance through it but ended up watching right to the end. Never knew that "duit" is Dutch.
Tetzig— Great to see your reaction. You are two of the folks that I thought might be interested, remembering Zigs’ history in the world of archaeology. While folks have posted vids on YouTube that can be viewed, we will go have a looksy for ourselves one of these days. KK— that’s the way it went for us…we just planned to look at bits of it, and got hooked. BTW, is duit a word in Bahasa Malaysia, or another language spoken in your country? Is that what you meant? I realise that the Dutch were there at one point in history.
Sjoerd, yes duit is a word in Bahasa Malaysia and it means money. You are right the Dutch was and some of them are still here and the word duit is definitely from the Dutch. Maybe before the Dutch arrive there is no form of currency, just my thought. Basically Bahasa Malaysia is made up of a lot of other languages.
Sjoerd. Really enjoyed the video. Amstel is mirror of the city. Centuries of debris a cross section of daily life . Localized invention had a direct impact on the growth , and as industrialization changed the way people lived. All laid out in such a way to focus on the life changes thru different centuries that shift thru different generations . Digging that tunnel was a reservoir of treasures. Very interesting to learn how the main river and causeway was always connected. I can’t imagine how long it took to clean preserve and display all those artifacts. All the layers down to clay examining centuries of artifacts. That is a archaeological gold mine.
I've been saving this for a rainy day. It's not raining but I don't feel like doing anything productive after the stables, so I'm gonna watch it after I've had a bite to eat. So there!
Enjoyed that Sjoerd Especially the old glass bit. Was only talking to Tetters about spun glass the other day
KK— it was interesting to read. Also interesting to learn that the Dutch language is in your language to some degree. Language is an interesting topic. Pac— glad you liked the vid and saw its importance. I hope that you got a chance to look, Droopske. Clay— I hope that you have had an opportunity to watch this vid…or at least parts of it. Zigs— glad you enjoyed it. I thought you might, with your background…although your digs were in a way, perhaps even more interesting.
Any old thing in a bit of mud is interesting Sjoerd When I was a kid my Mum left me digging a hole into a Victorian rubbish dump. Lots of folk were digging it up as bottle collecting was all the rage in the 1970's. I'd dug down about 6 feet and found the undisturbed original layer. I remember finding a fragment of an old catalog that was still readable (although it turned into paste) and a tiny porcelain dolls head. I was so engrossed in what I was digging up that I didn't know a fox was at the top of the hole looking down on me when Mum came to collect me
