Re: Analysis of zircon crystals | Forum

nigelswift May 16, 2011 08:43:53

Replying to Sanctuary

Sanctuary wrote:

I'll go with the 3 miles overland no problem but the water travel experiments don't seem to have always gone too well over the years have they?

Nor did the hauling. But isn't that evidence of inadequate experiments rather than evidence it couldn't be done (especially after a couple of hundred years of practice maybe)? I bet the ancient people would have picked a lot of holes in our re-enactments - and quite possibly have sniggered. (Rather like Stonelifter would if he saw my attempt at building a garden wall).

Sanctuary May 16, 2011 08:45:39

Replying to nigelswift

nigelswift wrote:

Sanctuary wrote:

I'll go with the 3 miles overland no problem but the water travel experiments don't seem to have always gone too well over the years have they?

Well some of them make me laugh!!

StoneGloves May 16, 2011 10:25:08

Replying to nigelswift

(Rather like Stonelifter would if he saw my attempt at building a garden wall).

Gardenwallbuilder used to be a term of derision. A bit like 'put up by a farmer'. But it's not any more. Remember just to use stone - no bricks, no cement and certainly no soil. Also remember it leans inward - broader at the bottom than at the top. And use a short heavy hammer both to break the stones, for fill, and handle first to tighten up the face. I guess twenty odd years of practise would be useful too. Take the most time getting a good selection of stone and work with an excess, so there's plenty to chose from.