Apparently the Swiss are also world leaders in door technology. OK, so Switzerland as we know it, would not be around for another 4,000 or so odd years, but finder's keepers, right?
Archeological investigations related to the construction of a new underground parking garage for the Zurich Opera House, have unearthed a 5,000 year old door! Apparently a very well preserved and rare find that helps improve our understanding of the development of construction technology.
The cool connection to me (other than being in Zurich) is that the head archeologist of the dig, Niels Bleicher dabbles (actually I think it is more of his primary methodology) in using dendrochronology for archeological purposes. In early October, the Dendro group was supposed to go and visit the excavation, but for some reason it didn't happen and it was canceled. Too bad. Maybe I would have stumbled upon a door...
If you would like to read more, here's an article from the Globe & Mail
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