A long time ago diggers found an ingenious hydraulics system on an uninhabited island in Nova Scotia. Diggers dug thirty feet down until they hit a platform made of logs. For 200 feet there is an identical platform every foot down. Carbon dating shows the "Money Pit" as its called is very old. How could such an old society build such an ingenious system? Why is it there? Some say the Ark of the Covenant is at the bottom. It has been under review for many years by important people such as FDR. What's your thoughts on the matter?
It could be there for any number of reasons. It has long been said that infamous pirates or others of great wealth built ingenious underground systems like these to hide their treasure. Many excavation attempts have failed, most due to a collapse of the tunnels or flooding. These may be traps or precautions towards intruders, given the frequency and consistency that these "accidents" have occured. Would you happen to know how old it is?
I meant other ancient civilizations in general. For instance, the Ancient Chinese invented the first clock, an earthquake detector that was accurate within 200 miles, masive boats that could have passed for towns and many other devices.
I would suppose the Island's owner, but to my semi-limited knowledge, most of witch comes from here, I would have to say it sounds unlikely to be the case.
More like mostly to the government (the items that have historic value and such), and to the excavator. Money will probably be paid to the landowner from the excavator, because they are most likely under a contract mentioning the shares if the treasure really is found.
Many socities of the past were more advanced than we give them credit for so something like what you described existing does not surprise me. For example, the Roman Empire had sewers, flush toilets, roads that are still in place today, buildings that still stand today, aquducts and so on. The Greeks even had primitive vending machines, and there are many more examples of technology existing in long gone societies. Technology and machines are far from new in any way and our ancestors were much more intelligent then we like to give them credit for.
