Digital Archaeology Show Reveals 'Lost' Web Sites

Posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday November 10, 2010 @04:14AM from the find-the-buried-treasure dept.

Stoobalou writes "The world's first ever 'archaeological dig' of the internet is set to begin this week in London's über-trendy Shoreditch. The exhibition, entitled Digital Archaeology, kicks off today to mark the 20th anniversary of the first stirrings of the world wide web. According to its organisers, valuable evidence from the interweb's early days is at risk of being lost forever. Digital Archaeology is an attempt to kick-start a wider attempt to archive the web in Britain's first 'digital archive'."

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Perfect tool found for this project! by 140Mandak262Jamuna · 2010-11-10 04:39 · Score: 5, Funny

When they started the dig, the scientists were amazed to see the old now defunct web has buried in it the perfect tool to do the digging! Gophers!

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Re:Prediction by whitehaint · 2010-11-10 04:49 · Score: 4, Funny

The web will be one big flash site using those neato web 2.0 buttons, and popups all over the place so you know where to get your hover car and penis pills. The future is bright indeed!