Jon Ellison Wrote:
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> Hi Steve.
>
> Hope you don't mind if I chime in.
> I think Ori's points about river levels and the
> surrounding cemeteries are valid.
> The ground layout of the cemeteries has zilch in
> common with the ground layout of the P'mids.
> As they say in cockney rhyming slang, "As pi**ed
> as a handcart" (I'll let you figure out what
> handcart rhymes with) lol
>
> I'm pretty sure that water had a lot to do with
> the construction, but keep in mind that the
> builders were master surveyors as evidenced by the
> position of the P'mid relative to the geo pole. If
> they could get that bang on they'd have had little
> difficulty in achieving a level over a large area.
> I would have thought that they'd use a similar
> method of surveying to achieve a level,
> Can you use water to achieve a compass bearing
> alignment?

If you float a magnetized ferrous needle, e.g., on a delicate leaf (ever see Hunger Games?), it will rotate to point to magnetic north if it's in a still enough pool of water. Of course, you'd still need a square and straight line tools to proceed with measurement, planning, and construction.