On 2005 Jun 11 , at 3:35 AM, Ezra Steinberg wrote:
<x-tad-smaller>Here's an interesting story in its own right about a new discovery of ancient civilization in Europe, but it also demonstrates The Independent's apparently 100% metric editorial policy:</x-tad-smaller>
<x-tad-smaller>http://news.independent.co.uk/europe/story.jsp?story=645976</x-tad-smaller>
I don't see "100% metric" in the article at the given web site. Sizes of the monuments/temples are described in metres and hectares but larger distances are described in miles.
quotes:
"(located) across a 400-mile swath of land"
"ramparts and palisades that stretched for up to half a mile."
Regards,
Bill Hooper
Fernandina Beach, Florida, USA
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