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To: CholeraJoe

;’) Due to subsidence of the coastline, big chunks of the ancient city are now underwater. Herod’s little building project was a major engineering challenge, but produced a usable port, something in short supply along there.


4 posted on 12/20/2007 8:18:52 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Profile updated Tuesday, December 18, 2007___________________https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: SunkenCiv

Sounds like the city of New Orleans.


6 posted on 12/20/2007 8:28:29 AM PST by weegee (If Bill Clinton can sit in on Hillary's Cabinet Meetings then GWBush should ask to get to sit in too)
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To: SunkenCiv

The darker outlines in the water, as evidenced by breaking waves, are outlines of areas which were likely above water or very shallow at some time in the past. It would not take much to envision this as a place where cargo vessels could be readily unloaded and would be somewhat protected from storms.


12 posted on 12/20/2007 10:01:45 PM PST by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly.)
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