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muriel_volestrangler

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8. Can you link to the report that called it 'religious'?

Wed Apr 10, 2013, 11:00 AM

Apr 2013

This one calls it 'monumental'. They suggest it may mark a burial site, but says they don't know.

Since "it appears to be a giant cairn, rocks piled on top of each other", it would not be much good as a "market" or "restaurant", would it? Or a home.

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Mysterious Stone Structure Discovered Beneath Sea of Galilee [View all] Zorro Apr 2013 OP

Again, I have to ask: why is it that every archaeological find is 'religious'? Myrina Apr 2013 #1

A call to Starbucks for an opinion went un-returned. Javaman Apr 2013 #3

It's either religious or extraterrestrials. gtar100 Apr 2013 #4

Right?! Myrina Apr 2013 #6

Possibly a bronz or iron smelter? xtraxritical Apr 2013 #26

Extraterrestrials... Nitram Apr 2013 #61

Can you link to the report that called it 'religious'? muriel_volestrangler Apr 2013 #8

And yet this article calls the discovery 'monumental' and repeatedly says we don't Bluenorthwest Apr 2013 #11

The speration of church and state is a farly recent development. Exultant Democracy Apr 2013 #12

When my son was a toddler, bubble bath came in Muppet shaped bottles. Of course, I bought all 1monster Apr 2013 #21

From some points of view, they would be correct. Ready4Change Apr 2013 #62

Why is every pile of rocks a "find"? Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2013 #25

Because they have a basic idea of what they're doing? muriel_volestrangler Apr 2013 #34

Are you saying we should have faith? Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2013 #39

This is the Science Group. If you start by assuming that scientists don't know what they're doing muriel_volestrangler Apr 2013 #42

Science is about asking questions and challenging assumptions. Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2013 #43

It's also about working with the evidence, and putting forward reasonable hypotheses muriel_volestrangler Apr 2013 #44

They don't know the age of this.... Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2013 #45

They don't know the exact age, but they have a range muriel_volestrangler Apr 2013 #46

Was there water there at the time? Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2013 #47

At which time? muriel_volestrangler Apr 2013 #52

You mentioned sediment to date it. That would only date how long it was submerged.... Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2013 #55

OK, but that doesn't help support a glacial theory muriel_volestrangler Apr 2013 #56

It looks like it was poured. That's why the drop theory. Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2013 #57

Glaciers don't 'pour' or 'drop' debris at one point muriel_volestrangler Apr 2013 #58

As I said, it looks like it was a harbor fixture.... Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2013 #59

Because there was no separation of church and state. aquart Apr 2013 #29

The biggest ancient structures are usually military in nature. sofa king Apr 2013 #48

You have to wonder? Scootaloo Apr 2013 #51

Great Ziggurat of Ur exboyfil Apr 2013 #2

It was the Big Stone Race... Javaman Apr 2013 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author guyton Apr 2013 #7

Tailings "of basalt boulders up to 1 m (3.2 feet) long", 4,000 years ago? muriel_volestrangler Apr 2013 #9

This article pegged my WOW'ometer... DreamGypsy Apr 2013 #10

That picture just looks like a big pile of rocks. drm604 Apr 2013 #19

Sure. But only one? Wouldn't the area be dotted with them? aquart Apr 2013 #30

I only knew that dipsydoodle Apr 2013 #38

You need very big waves to move metre-long boulders muriel_volestrangler Apr 2013 #35

Glacier is unlikely Scootaloo Apr 2013 #53

Calling Geraldo Rivera! n/t n2doc Apr 2013 #13

Maybe this will go better for him than Al Capone's "vault". AAO Apr 2013 #17

"Rock Heaps Of The Gods" riqster Apr 2013 #14

Heh. +1 n/t lumberjack_jeff Apr 2013 #15

Ballast stone. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2013 #16

That's a very astute and plausible explanation, thanks. xtraxritical Apr 2013 #27

Flintstone family operation. EOM cartach Apr 2013 #33

Too small a lake for any such vessel to operate muriel_volestrangler Apr 2013 #36

You're forgetting the notorious microclimate of the Sea of Galilee. sofa king Apr 2013 #50

But that doesn't mean people think a several ton rock is a good thing muriel_volestrangler Apr 2013 #54

Yes! sofa king Apr 2013 #49

That was my intial thought. Ready4Change Apr 2013 #63

A pile of basalt rocks.. Boudica the Lyoness Apr 2013 #18

Here's where the authors work: muriel_volestrangler Apr 2013 #37

Could be worse. We could be claiming these were Jesus' stepping stones. Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2013 #41

Perhaps they have discovered an ancient catapult practice range. tclambert Apr 2013 #20

What could it be? formercia Apr 2013 #22

There is no rational explanation? Rain Mcloud Apr 2013 #23

Great haircut. EOM cartach Apr 2013 #32

My fiance's first reaction earlier today... Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2013 #24

Definitely needs to be worshiped religiously! xtraxritical Apr 2013 #28

But then there would be two. aquart Apr 2013 #31

Not to mention a nearby cave. Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2013 #40

So when Jesus was walking on water, that's what he was really walking on. undeterred Apr 2013 #60