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Petrified human bodies debate raises questions
A reader letter from 1760 argues over petrified human remains found in rock, comparing to Egyptian mummies and the biblical deluge. It questions how bodies could be buried six feet deep and discusses possibilities while noting the difficulty of proving ancient petrification.
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China
Aix
Provence
Europe
Register of Commerce and Intelligence
London
Ture
Earth
Moses
Lerr
Wich
Ron Sandown
Neustadt
Stein
Landohn
Thas
Manbertors
Vienna
Drefilen
P Zieth
Praffia
Asia
Aeris
M. Gog
Lally
Igi
Destinati
Pondicherry
Isle of France
Chevalier
de ‘Soupire
Chevreau
Paris
Indies
Fhier
M. Boi
Talen