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Ice Age Features Found at World Trade Center Site
foxnews ^

Posted on 09/24/2008 9:06:47 AM PDT by Justice Department

NEW YORK — Construction workers digging at ground zero have uncovered a 40-foot pothole and other features carved by glaciers about 20,000 years ago.

Unearthing these glacial features has been critical in preparing the foundation for Tower 4 of the new World Trade Center, being built by Silverstein Properties at the southeast corner of the site. Engineers need a clear understanding of the contours of the rock.......

"It's nice to look at," said Robert B. Reina, a supervising structural engineer at Mueser Rutledge, "but it's all got to go."

(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: History; Science
KEYWORDS: catastrophism; environment; godsgravesglyphs; history; potholes; science; twintowers
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To: uglybiker

41 posted on 09/25/2008 9:01:05 AM PDT by Justice Department ("Comedy is allied to justice." Aristophenes)
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To: gleeaikin
"What you describe sounds a lot like Ausable Chasm in upper New York state. "


42 posted on 09/25/2008 9:08:45 AM PDT by Justice Department ("Comedy is allied to justice." Aristophenes)
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To: Justice Department
"It's nice to look at," said Robert B. Reina, a supervising structural engineer at Mueser Rutledge, "but it's all got to go."

Better hurry before the EPA declares it a Federal Wetland!

43 posted on 09/27/2008 2:35:41 PM PDT by night reader (NRA Life Member since 1962)
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