Re: Update on the Newport Tower

On Tue, 09 Oct 2007 09:17:39 +1300, Eric Stevens
<eric.stevens@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Mon, 8 Oct 2007 05:46:20 -0600, "Tedd Jacobs"
<t...jacobs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


"Doug Weller" wrote...
On Mon, 08 Oct 2007 20:54:45 +1300, in sci.archaeology, Eric Stevens
wrote:

On Mon, 08 Oct 2007 06:48:33 +0100, Doug Weller
<dweller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Mon, 08 Oct 2007 09:21:13 +1300, in sci.archaeology, Eric Stevens
wrote:

http://www.eastbayri.com/story/291836657929366.php

"NEWPORT - Is it British Colonial? Norse? Chinese? Scottish?
or Portuguese? It is a historical mystery for sure, and Ron and
Jan Barstad of the Arizona based Chronognostic Research
Foundation (CRF) have an intention of solving what they call,
"merely a puzzle," once and for all, as they begin their second
archeological dig on Oct. 9 in Touro Park."

.... more

http://www.chronognostic.org/

Chronognostic Research Foundation on their motives for exploring the
Newport Tower. Also:

"With the gracious permission of the Newport City Council, from
October 15 to November 15 we'll conduct an archaeological
excavation of sites we found in the park during our geophysical
studies of the past three years: possible building foundations and
a rocky area near the Tower. The Tower itself, though completely
visible and beautiful, is mute; we can only hope that its neighbors
underground will be more talkative and tell us their tales from the
past, and the tale of the Tower."

.... more

http://www.chronognostic.org/projects.html

Chronognostic Research Foundation summary of the background to their
recent work associated with the Newport Tower ....
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http://www.chronognostic.org/pdf/tower_project_report_2007.pdf

2007 Report by Chronognostic Research Foundation of their
investigation of the Newport Tower.

Thanks.
You won't be surprised that I point out that they aren't qualified to
comment on Hu McCulloch's comments on the Radiocarbon dating and Hu
McCulloch isn't qualified either. I'd have been much happier if they'd
entered a caveat about his qualifications.

I also noticed that they state that the Chesterton Windmill was
originally built as an observatory and only later converted to a
windmill. However their references give no evidence for this.


Ah, I missed that, thanks. As you know, I've seen copies of the invoices
that prove it was built as a windmill (as well as having talked to the
archaeologist who found them) I plan to contact them about this.

sorry but,... can one of you give me a summary of the radiocarbon isues?

As far as I know, there is no single summary. You can read about one
view of the argument at
http://www.econ.ohio-state.edu/jhm/arch/vinland/newport.htm

You will find some of my comments as part of a running discussion in
sci.archaeology at http://tinyurl.com/2btpp5 and
http://tinyurl.com/37o8my

I will see if I can dig out more. In the event that you feel the urge
to read it, I can send you a copy of the english version of the H&J
paper.

I don't know what's happened here but the two TinyURLs come up with
something quite different from what I intended.

With apologies to those whos news readers wrap long URLs, the search I
used can be found at
http://groups.google.co.nz/groups?as_q=%22radio+carbon%22+%22Newport+Tower%22&num=10&scoring=d&hl=en&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_ugroup=sci.archaeology&as_usubject=&as_uauthors=Eric+Stevens&lr=&as_drrb=q&as_qdr=&as_mind=1&as_minm=1&as_miny=1981&as_maxd=9&as_maxm=10&as_maxy=2007&safe=off

The two particular articles are, I think,
http://groups.google.co.nz/group/sci.archaeology/browse_thread/thread/414e880c60cf08b2/492512b8b01fcb9b?hl=en&lnk=st&q=&rnum=2#492512b8b01fcb9b
http://groups.google.co.nz/group/sci.archaeology/browse_thread/thread/bbefae704043b55f/3a7418b6020daf29?hl=en&lnk=st&q=&rnum=7#3a7418b6020daf29



Eric Stevens
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