Byrd Wrote:
> structures -- and to make bricks by cutting slabs of clay (which was not like the technique used for
> Roman/Mediterranean bricks)?
The Comalcalco are made from combining crushed seashells with clay and other and then they were burned. You need an industrial style production for that amount of bricks used there. That's another mystery.
> Also, the "Roman amphorae" are few in number (originally only 16) and are not Roman... they're
> modern (and the manufacturer has said they're his and they're modern)
> [
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That's a great finding! And good to have an explanation for that at least.
quote: submerged 16 of them into the bay in 1961 so that they would achieve an authentic, barnacled look