Dave Washburn says: >>First, I think Ian is right to request some evidence of such a change. There should be a way to tell by something in the topography whether such alterations might have taken place, correct? Second, since it is specifically the Dead Sea that is being discussed, why not skip the generalities and focus on "the slope of the terrain" and how a change of "just 1 foot" would have affected that particular body of water?<<
That is just it, so far no one has said anything about this sort of thing. If anyone has access to a detailed terrain map this kind of thing can be determined more precisely. Certainly someone has done so already, and hopefully someone here on *this* list knows more about this than has been so far said. As for evidence for a change in runoff patterns, you would need to ask some geologists. I believe there would be some sort of tell-tale signs, although dating them as precisely as we would like would be a problem. >>Except if it was underwater, which I believe is Ian's point. The fact that it was built where it was strongly suggests that the water line was below that point, thus its placement is a fair indicator of how far up the water line may have come. If I've misunderstood Ian here, he can let me know and I'll go back to lurking.<< Of course it would almost certainly not have been underwater at the time it was built. The general impression I got was that the issue was whether the facility was built there solely because of the location of the waterline, and I thought that this would only have been part of the reason. I agree with you, let's see some specifics. Respectfully, Dave Hindley Cleveland, Ohio, USA For private reply, e-mail to "David C. Hindley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from Orion, e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: "unsubscribe Orion." Archives are on the Orion Web site, http://orion.mscc.huji.ac.il. (PLEASE REMOVE THIS TRAILOR BEFORE REPLYING TO THE MESSAGE)
