<HTML>Dear Martin,
I hope my reply below to Sandy answers your questions.
Margaret
Dear Sandy,
Thank you for contacting me. I am sorry I did not see your email message. You are right that, like most people, I have little free time. Preparing referenced written projects does take quite a bit time when there are so many objections to address all at once. For the rebuttal to Archae I am working on now, I am seeking professional opinions I can quote concerning certain points. This takes additional time. However, I spend what time I can on these lengthy point-by-point rebuttals so people will better understand the geopolymer theory. Many people probably have these concerns themselves, so I think it is good to cover them in a debate format. I am glad that Frank and Archae are eager participants.
To answer your question other question, in 1984, Dr. Joseph Davidovits et al. submitted a formal request to the Egyptian Antiquities Department to study pyramid samples, which request was denied. This is clearly stated in our published literature, in our 1988 book titled The Pyramids: An Enigma Solved.
Subsequently, I contacted museums with samples and researchers known to have worked with samples, but my efforts brought no thin sections, microphotographs or other material. Our team, including Dr. Zeller, requested the samples of Ingram et al. (as mentioned in my Morris v Dunn post), but they elected not to allow us to investigate their samples. In addition, Dr. Zeller used to travel to Germany from time to time, and he was making plans to visit Dr. Klemm in Munich. Dr. Zeller had the chemically-bound water data, microphotographs of the rock matrix, a portion of the Lauer sample (so that Dr. Klemm could see the stressed air bubbles, etc.), and the chemical analyses to show Dr. Klemm. But then the worst possible event occurred. Dr. Zeller died suddenly, without having been ill. Our research in progress with Dr. Zeller has never been completed. We really miss him.
I hope that this answers your question.
Sincerely,
Margaret Morris</HTML>
