Re: Gotland crosses

Eric Stevens wrote: 
On Wed, 15 Jun 2005 19:19:56 -0500, Tom McDonald
<tmcdonald2672@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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While I don't know what to think about Wolter's reported views on the minimum length of time the inscription was exposed, it's clear that Wolter and Reiersgord/Winchell can't both be correct. 


I would back Wolters on the geological side. He (and others) have
looked at the KRS with instruments that Winchell could not even have
dreaed of.

As between the two of them, I agree with you. I do wonder whether Winchell was right about the deterioration of calcite exposed to weathering, though.

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