Jammer Wrote:
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> MJ wrote;
>
> >"However, taking the Ascending Passage as a
> whole, its width varies from 41.4” to 42.1”
> > This means that at one point in its length
> the Ascending Passage is 0.2” narrower than the
> > maximum recorded width (41.6”) of the granite
> plugs."
>
> MJ it occurs to me this fails to take into account
> 5,000 years of some accumulated settlement. It
> wouldn't take much to shift a dimension a few
> tenths of an inch.
> Jammer

The same thing occurred to me, but the physical condition of the walls of the Passage (as at mid-1800s), the "girdle stones" and "girdling" I mentioned earlier, and the probable intended width of the Passage tend to favour a restrictive fit for the blocks.

My wife, Sonia, is hovering at my shoulder and reminding me that I said I would prepare dinner - about half-an-hour ago ...
I shall return to this later.

Regards,

MJ



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/17/2007 12:40PM by MJ Thomas.