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Re: This isn't a dig; I'm just confused....
Jul 10, 2007, 10:48
Squid Tempest wrote:
or they could have been coating the original surface with mud from the nearby water courses. sounds interesting to me, I wonder if they'll post a hypothesis on this.


Agreed, Squid. The way I see it, the whole area about Silbury; widely referred to as "The Moat" and (I think) by Dames a "The Mother figure" seems to indicate a lot of deposition anyway. Reference to the Figure I mentioned in my previous post shows the alluvial band (yellow) as being quite broad and accomodating Silbury III's broad base within it. So I was wondering if this band was just an extension of what was already there. IMO, the notes in the PDF (and my imagination in translating them) don't seem to clarify anything. Which is why I asked. I'm glad I did, because I like your interpretation.

Peace

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