The Berlin Perspective: What Archaeologists Will Find Here in 2000 Years from Now
On a hot day in the year 4026, some people with little shovels, buckets and tooth brushes might dig into the desert which will cover the area known as Berlin today. Here is what they will find.
Berlin, November 7th, 2019. Archaeologists of the distant future will be perplexed to uncover a piece of chewing gum lodged to a pizza parlor table, without the aid of a trash can or ashtray. Their report will state that the people of 2000 years past "loved chewing all day long," consuming items specifically designed as chewing gum.
These future excavators will find an abundance of unfinished construction projects, with one notable example being the unfinished refurbishment of Karl Marx Strasse in 2017, finally completed in 3092. They will also discover speculative plans for a new airport in 2006, which, 1114 years later, was repurposed as a fast food restaurant when aircraft were no longer in use.
Our descendants will undoubtedly be intrigued by the petrified 'currywurst' chewed by Berliners 2000 years prior, and will likely feature this item at a museum dedicated to their ancestors' habits. The archaeological dig may also uncover an ancient digital sign, stained with bird droppings, warning of a 20-minute delay in the Hamburg-bound train, apologizing for the inconvenience.
Based on these findings, the archaeologists will be able to conclude that the Berliners of 2020 were a polite bunch, despite the numerous flaws in their city infrastructure.
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