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Re:Could we stop Yellowstone from erupting with a giant geot... by breischl on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @09:41AM (#35713510)
Fair, but the sandstone and clay in that area is generally pretty awful. TBH most of the ancestral Puebloan structure are crumbling apart despite being protected by overhanging rock "roofs".
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Re:Could we stop Yellowstone from erupting with a giant geot... by ghaff on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @10:48AM (#35714509)
You're right about the pueblos specifically. They're still extant mostly because the climate is so dry there.

Something like granite would be a much more long-lived structural material in wetter climates. Indeed that's the primary stone used in, say, Machu Picchu.

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