Re: Snaps

Uncle Al <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> How long did the Rosetta Stone last?  Pictures on gravestones?

I don't know if it's because most gravestones use a
fairly soft stone, but I'm surprised at how unreadable
the inscriptions on 200-year-old stones often are, just from
ordinary weathering. On the other hand, indoors (such as
in old European cathedrals) inscriptions do much better.
But maybe the kind of person who gets a stone inside
a major cathedral also gets a better quality of stone
and stonecarver.

         - Randy