[blam]

"Ms. Merwin and a dozen undergraduate students in underwater archaeology plan to dive in 30 to 60 feet of water in search of the clues on the Atlantic Ocean floor.

The good stuff will be found 300-500 feet down.

[blam]

Ping. No GGG.

[yooper]

"The good stuff will be found 300-500 feet down."

I had the same thought, and I'm amazed that someone else had it also. I shouldn't be, because FR has always been a meeting place for thinkers.

To back up your statement, the rate of silting and sand deposition over the last 5000 or so years is probably enormous, especially in areas of the ocean close to shore, as this one is.

That said, I wish this team luck, because I suspect that the theory is correct.

[Axenolith]

The fact that they might have lived there when it was dry is kind of a yawner... Now, if they lived there while there was 30-60 feet of water, that's another thing ;)