The mystery of the underground space discovered last week in Ten Post hides under a concrete slab. “We don't know what it is. Even an underground tunnel is not ruled out,” says archaeologist Andrei Blizinsky.
The space at a depth of two meters is filled again with sand and water, after which a concrete slab is placed on top. “This is the best way to preserve this space,” explains the archaeologist from the engineering company MUG.
Pleszczynski came across the space, accessible via an old well, while examining the foundations of a house in B. Kuiperweg. The house was demolished due to earthquake risks and will be replaced with a new building.
“You can almost stand in it.”
At first glance, Bleszinski thought it was a hiding place for people in hiding. “This is still an option, but it is also possible that the space is much older. The walls and ceiling are made of oak beams and panels. The space is 1.70 by 1.72 meters and is very high. We removed a lot of clay and were already within a meter. But we did not find the bottom Yet. So you can almost stand in it. We did not find an answer to the question of what is the function of this space.
They won't find them anymore. “It's not safe to go any deeper. Then you have to shore things up. It's been safe underwater all this time, but now oxygen has been added and it's likely to become less stable. So we'll fill the space and then cover it up neatly. This will soon be located in the garden of the new house.”
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A room scan was performed. The archaeologist regrets that the mystery has not been revealed. “A bunker, a tunnel, or just a water store: anything is possible. But it is up to the next generation to discover it.”
City archaeologist Serd-Jan Tuinstra from the municipality of Groningen confirms that the presence of a tunnel is highly unlikely. “Job should be sought more in craft activity.”
Archaeologists from MUG also examined an ancient filled ditch at the same site. “We found, among other things, an old horse grave from the 17th or 18th century, pottery fragments and a council banner from 1583, which is a medallion from the city council with which you can, for example, buy beer in the city.” brewery.”
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