I recall visiting Mesa Verde, Chaco Canyon, Canyon DeChelly, and a
few other sites back in the 70's.
Pretty amazing stuff.
As I recall, most of those structures had very strong foundations
that nature provided. When building inside a cliff it's easy to
build on bedrock! It's hard to get a better foundation than that.
Some very intelligent engineering and construction.
Buried in the treasured family archives are a bunch of slides of
those buildings, but I'm not sure where to look for 'em. LOL.
The other thing I remember about that vacation was a really nasty
sunburn. (suprise, surprise!)
--- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, JUDITH WILLIAMS
<williams_judith@...> wrote:
>
>
> You're right! I knew that wall looked familiar. When you think
about how they constructed their buildings right on the ground with
no foundation and using nothing but stones, mud, and timbers it's
incredible they are still standing. Some of the walls at Chaco Canyon
are 5 stories high and made out of individual stones no larger than a
deck of cards or a slice of bread.
>
>
> To: papercreters@...: slurryguy@...: Thu, 19 Jul 2007 00:49:54
+0000Subject: [papercreters] Re: New photos
>
>
>
>
> When looking at Judith's picture looking out her window, I'm
reminded of ancient architecture in her part of the world.Compare her
picture to this
one:http://www.canyonlights.com/Resources/hovenweepdoorwayb.jpegAnasaz
iGidget? :)--- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, "slurryguy"
<slurryguy@> wrote:>> Here is a url to take you straight to Judith's
pics.>
http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/papercreters/photos/browse/e1fb?c=>
> Here's a the same album as a tiny clickable url:>
http://tinyurl.com/2jec56> > > --- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com,
JUDITH WILLIAMS > <williams_judith@> wrote:> >> > > > Slurryguy was
kind enough to post a few new photos of my project. > My walls are up
to above the windows and doors now. What happened was > a friend who
I met on the internet through a mutual interest in > alternative
building stopped by when I wasn't here and snapped these > pics which
he emailed to me. My camera met its end at the bottom of > my cooler
in a puddle of melted ice so I haven't taken any recent > shots to
share. The heat here in NM is forcing me to take a break > from
construction but I'm pondering some very interesting new things > to
do with papercrete while I sit in the shade with a tall cool one ( >
or maybe 2 or 3 .....). I'm happy to see so many new members to the >
group and always look forward to learning what everyone is up to. >
Judith> > __________________________________________________________>
> Don't get caught with egg on your face. Play Chicktionary! > >
http://club.live.com/chicktionary.aspx?icid=chick_wlmailtextlink> >>
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