Below the Surface – Finds from an archaeological project in the River Amstel
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HN comment orderIs there a word for "time vertigo"? So many lifetimes and stories associated with each one of those little shards of object; these are just the ones discarded and found in this one small place. The magnitude of all the human lifetimes and endeavors that are now all but non-existent makes my head spin. The depth of history is staggering.
My favourite station is Rokin, because it includes an amazing display of these artifacts (from Roman dishes to Nokia 3310s) in between the escalators that take you to the platform. It's incredible. https://www.reddit.com/r/knolling/comments/e3e86r/at_rokin_m...
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Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-29 | Amsterdam Drained a Canal, Cataloged Items in Chronological Order | hharnisch | 7 | 0 |
| 2018-06-30 | Below the Surface | BerislavLopac | 2 | 0 |
| 2018-07-01 | Objects from dried up riverbed in Amsterdam catalogued and presented online | saintPirelli | 1 | 0 |
| 2018-07-02 | Below the Surface – Finds from an archaeological project in the River AmstelFirst breakout · Best thread | Osiris30 | 522 | 104 |
| 2023-02-26 | Database and Timeline of 20k artifacts excavated in Amsterdam | ineedasername | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-01-11 | Below the Surface: Archeological Finds from the Amsterdam Noord/Zuid Metro LineHall induction · Latest 20+ point return | stefanvdw1 | 100 | 17 |