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Anonymous
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I find it hard to find words for the phenomena we are uncovering. The thought of what has happen here, and what those great minds on the seen must feel when they ask this question from point zero distance. Salt and water in time and space. Cynthia Williams
I'm curious as to what caused the spike in temperature, if they went back and found that it was no longer as high as anticipated. Also, I am very curious as to the piece of wood. The article mentions that it was most likely brought by a flood, and part of a tree, but what type of tree? I'm interested in the journey that the piece took, where it might have come from, how long it might have taken to get to the Dead Sea. Too many questions...
The Dead Sea has also historically been a great source of bitumen (composed of sulphur, heavy metals, hydrocarbons, etc), which periodically bubbles up from fissures in the sea floor. The Egyptians imported it for mummification rituals, and the Romans called it 'asphaltum'... asphalt!
3 comments:
I find it hard to find words for the phenomena we are uncovering. The thought of what has happen here, and what those great minds on the seen must feel when they ask this question from point zero distance. Salt and water in time and space.
Cynthia Williams
I'm curious as to what caused the spike in temperature, if they went back and found that it was no longer as high as anticipated. Also, I am very curious as to the piece of wood. The article mentions that it was most likely brought by a flood, and part of a tree, but what type of tree? I'm interested in the journey that the piece took, where it might have come from, how long it might have taken to get to the Dead Sea. Too many questions...
Brayden
The Dead Sea has also historically been a great source of bitumen (composed of sulphur, heavy metals, hydrocarbons, etc), which periodically bubbles up from fissures in the sea floor. The Egyptians imported it for mummification rituals, and the Romans called it 'asphaltum'... asphalt!
pdk
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