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Re: Siphons in Spanish Missions
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Lee Bennett <[log in to unmask]>
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HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Sun, 16 Apr 2006 07:33:12 -0600
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Is there any chance, Bob, that what you have is a water ram (pump) rather
than a siphon?  Rams can raise water quite a distance above the source,
unlike siphons.  I've never seen a water ram in an archaeological context,
so can't help you with diagnostics.

Lee A. Bennett, RPA
Bennett Management Services, LLC
Monticello, UT 84535

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