Cesarea, having been built in the Roman model, had beautiful old Roman architecture, like the theatre above. It also was a supplier of water to Jaffa, and so had a large aqueduct running the whole way. The aqueduct is mostly in ruins now, but sections of it still stand along the Mediterranean coast line.
The amazing thing about Roman-style aqueducts is how accurate they were; over the entire run of the aqueduct, it dropped only a few feet!
It's sometimes hard to recognize that the structures that we see as ruins have really stood the test of time better than most structures we build today. What do you hope archeologists discover from your city? What message do you hope they will gain from it?
Can't help but note that the Romans were among the first to get their ducts in rows.
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Regarding your questions: Assuming much remains of Detroit 2K years hence, I expect the scattered settlement pattern would suggest dis-unity and perhaps even city-state like political relationships. Hopefully the message would reinforce the ancient wisdom: "a city divided against itself cannot stand."
If the peoples of the area in which you are now visiting are able to come to an understanding of a way to work together for the common good (sounds like a Great Commandment), then perhaps a similar process could also work here, obviating the rather pessimistic outlook I and others now hold.
'Pak
The title of that book, Pak, is "Hotel of the Mysteries". It's one of my favorite books from the Elementary school period of my life, even if I didn't fully understand it until High School. :-)
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