In a message dated 2/15/02 2:23:21 AM US Eastern Standard Time, rhapke@adsnet.com writes: > How deep were the markers buried? Were the soils mottled, disturbed around > the stones and how 'fresh' was the mottling? Did the soil get a chance to > start forming again before the commencement of construction? Some soil > establishment, even within an inch would indicate the stones were down for > awhile, while mottling all the way to the surface would indicate much more > recent removal or disturbance. HOw much was stripped off by machinery? > > Iv'e been in Construction 48 years, and after the area has been graded like it has, and moved around, I can't answer anything except one or two were deep and undisturbed according to the earlier pictures. (See E-mail sent to John Walters.) I spent an hour and a half there and still can't come up with answers. And I am familliar with Alluvium Deposits in Alluvial soil. Iv'e worked in 18 states. But once the ground has been disturbed as much as this, unless I saw it in it's native state, I can't answer your questions with any degree o. And I won't speculate.