{"id":3891,"date":"2018-09-05T23:03:03","date_gmt":"2018-09-06T02:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/?p=3891"},"modified":"2018-12-25T20:28:54","modified_gmt":"2018-12-25T23:28:54","slug":"backyard-archaeology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tangopardo.com.ar\/2cf7\/2018\/09\/05\/backyard-archaeology","title":{"rendered":"Backyard archaeology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

While preparing the existing floor for the new pouring I discovered remnants of the old building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In its latest years (circa 1970-1980) it was used in a wine bottling operation as a storage room and later my grandad started to build a small studio for my uncle (but that project was cancelled due to things better not to speak of).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before that, around the 30’s and 40’s, the whole house was a ceramic tile factory. Giant ovens to fire the clay, castings and all that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I started to dig the trench for the new waste plumbing I found what looked like the walls of a chamber or well of sorts. The top was made of reinforced concrete and had all the appearance of being a lid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I tried to break and lift it with very little success. On the other extreme of the room there’s a hole that seemed to be a small opening made on purpose. I dug with my hand but only got sand, gravel and fragments of old tiles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I gave up as whatever I removed from the floor had to get back and then some more to make a proper base layer for the next one. But I plan on digging further later on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n