Secret Passageways Recorded in Leonardo da Vinci's Sketches Discovered Beneath a Medieval Castle in Milan (www.smithsonianmag.com)
from PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat to archaeology@mander.xyz on 24 Jan 19:11
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troyunrau@lemmy.ca on 24 Jan 21:01 next collapse

I am a simple man. I see GPR; I upvote.

Akasazh@feddit.nl on 25 Jan 15:13 collapse

You’re a penetration enthusiast?

troyunrau@lemmy.ca on 25 Jan 15:21 collapse

Haha, yep. In grad school my wingman would introduce me at the student pub like this:

Wingman: “This is my buddy Troy. He studies penetration.”

“Oh really? How deep do you penetrate?”

Me, as straightfaced as possible: “Depends on the frequency, but usually a few metres.”

Didn’t work as well as offering to show them my six inch telescope (and then taking them moongazing), but still hilarious.

Akasazh@feddit.nl on 25 Jan 15:26 collapse

Haha!

Zachariah@lemmy.world on 24 Jan 21:54 next collapse

Beneath Sforza Castle in Milan, researchers have discovered a series of secret tunnels—passageways once sketched by the Renaissance artist and scientist Leonardo da Vinci and traversed by a widower sick with grief.

The tunnels were discovered by experts from the Polytechnic University of Milan, who used ground-penetrating radar and laser scanners to map the 15th-century stronghold’s subterranean structures. The imaging revealed cavities and passageways positioned just a foot or two below the ground.

aeronmelon@lemmy.world on 25 Jan 08:03 collapse

Um, excuse me, the tunnels were discovered by Leonardo DiVinci. We just took this long to confirm his findings.