CaptainHowdy
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It was obvious. That's where trench 3 was. That's why the documentary showed Christian crosses. Indeed the Eric Hunt propaganda videos show this exact same footage of crosses lifted from the documentary.
Have you actually watched the documentary? Have you actually watched Eric Hunt's propaganda video?
I have watched the documentary but I need to see it again. I don't recall the scene with the Christian crosses. I haven't watched Eric Hunt's video.
It's called gathering evidence. A good forensic archaeologist is going to poke around everywhere to understand the dig's "environment". That's what detectives do. A forensic archaeologist has to follow where the evidence takes them, and not just dig in places to confirm what they all already know.
Additionally, in digs, you have to gather "controls" which means gathering soil samples, soil acidity, etc, in close by areas, to allow comparison to the target area. I'm not saying that trench three was for this purpose, but you will see Staffordshire University's team digging in unrelated areas to gather this control information. That's why this dig is called "a survey of Treblinka". The university is following standard practices.
I agree with what you say. But showing this preliminary research in the documentary without clearly identifying it as such is confusing. Again though, I must see the documentary and pay closer attention to these scenes. The next time it is going to be shown on the Smithsonian Channel is May 31
However, are you denying that Staffordshire University's survey has directly excavated the old gas chamber at Treblinka II? Do you consider that good evidence? If not, why not?
I don't know what they have found. The documentary makers left no doubt that they were digging in the area of the gas chambers. But the most convincing evidence they showed us was those tiles with the Stars of David on them. Since those aren't Stars of David stamped on the bottom we're left with some tiles that the voice over says are just like tiles Carolyn Sturdy-Colls has seen in old bathhouses in Poland.
The documentary itself is not convincing. I'm waiting to see what she publishes about her work before I decide one way or another.