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tiompan Aug 18, 2009 12:47:08
Replying to FourWinds

FourWinds wrote:
wideford wrote:
I assume this is why the cathedral analogy.
It's because of the 65 foot long & 6 foot thick walls that they're calling it a 'cathedral'. That's of Maltese proportions!
The architecture of the "houses" with their " dressers " at Skara Brae are also similar to Maltese monuments .

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wideford Aug 18, 2009 14:04:23
Replying to tiompan

They found the remains of a "dresser" at the dig

tiompan wrote:
FourWinds wrote:
wideford wrote:
I assume this is why the cathedral analogy.
It's because of the 65 foot long & 6 foot thick walls that they're calling it a 'cathedral'. That's of Maltese proportions!
The architecture of the "houses" with their " dressers " at Skara Brae are also similar to Maltese monuments .