Some god-man in India declared that there is a hoard of gold under a ruined fort. The ASI took the bait and did some research. And then began the mad digging. Even if the fort is ruined isn't it still a national heritage? Based on hearsay we seek to destroy it!!!
Reminds me of a chat I had with a friend. I was thoroughly perplexed how come whoever who found Harappa knew exactly where to dig. My friend reminded me that they were doing some construction work there anyways. So how come illiterate masons knew the magnamity of the few pots and pans. My friend opined that as soon as they must have spotted pots and pans they must have jumped to conclusions about hidden treasure and on digging further spotted the different kind of treasure. I was not sure why would any poor mason would tell his British supervisor that they are investigating a potential treasure but I will let it rest.
Coincidently I was reading a novel "The last Templar" when this news about the digging frenzy came in. In a way this whole premise of digging randomly is unsettling. But the conclusion of the novel tops the charts in the unsettling category. So an archeologist apparently finds in the lost Templar treasure twenty thousand leagues under the sea. And she decides to destroy it!!!! Because she feels that the discovery will destroy faith. And the author chooses this ending when a few pages back hd himself writes that the find will debunk miracle stories but nothing can do away with the teaching.
Reminds me of a chat I had with a friend. I was thoroughly perplexed how come whoever who found Harappa knew exactly where to dig. My friend reminded me that they were doing some construction work there anyways. So how come illiterate masons knew the magnamity of the few pots and pans. My friend opined that as soon as they must have spotted pots and pans they must have jumped to conclusions about hidden treasure and on digging further spotted the different kind of treasure. I was not sure why would any poor mason would tell his British supervisor that they are investigating a potential treasure but I will let it rest.
Coincidently I was reading a novel "The last Templar" when this news about the digging frenzy came in. In a way this whole premise of digging randomly is unsettling. But the conclusion of the novel tops the charts in the unsettling category. So an archeologist apparently finds in the lost Templar treasure twenty thousand leagues under the sea. And she decides to destroy it!!!! Because she feels that the discovery will destroy faith. And the author chooses this ending when a few pages back hd himself writes that the find will debunk miracle stories but nothing can do away with the teaching.
