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For my next trip, I invite you to discover another mysterious civilization of the Andes: Tiwanaku. The journey takes us to the high plateaus at 3800m of altitude in Bolivia.
π· A wall of the Museum of Civilization, Old Quebec, Lower City.
π· Un muro del Museo de la CivilizaciΓ³n, Viejo Quebec, Ciudad Baja.
π· Un mur du MusΓ©e de la Civilisation, Vieux-QuΓ©bec, Basse-Ville.
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A moment during our last day of round trip around Iceland, when we left Snaefellsnes National Park with its outlandish volcanic landscapes and endless hrauns (lava fields) to see a real village again.
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Knossos (alternative spellings Knossus, Cnossus, Greek ΞΞ½ΟΟΟΟ, pronounced [knoΛsos]) is the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete and considered as Europe's oldest city
The name Knossos survives from ancient Greek references to the major city of Crete. The identification of Knossos with the Bronze Age site is supported by tradition and by the Roman coins that were scattered over the fields surrounding the pre-excavation site, then a large mound named Kephala Hill, elevation 85 m (279 ft) from current sea level. Many of them were inscribed with Knosion or Knos on the obverse and an image of a Minotaur or Labyrinth on the reverse, both symbols deriving from the myth of King Minos, supposed to have reigned from Knossos.[5] The coins came from the Roman settlement of Colonia Julia Nobilis Cnossus, a Roman colony placed just to the north of, and politically including, Kephala. The Romans believed they had colonized Knossos.[6] After excavation, the discovery of the Linear B tablets, and the decipherment of Linear B by Michael Ventris, the identification was confirmed by the reference to an administrative center, ko-no-so, Mycenaean Greek Knosos, undoubtedly the palace complex. The palace was built over a Neolithic town. During the Bronze Age, the town surrounded the hill on which the palace was built.
The palace was excavated and partially restored under the direction of Arthur Evans in the earliest years of the 20th century. Its size far exceeded his original expectations, as did the discovery of two ancient scripts, which he termed Linear A and Linear B, to distinguish their writing from the pictographs also present. From the layering of the palace Evans developed de novo an archaeological concept of the civilization that used it, which he called Minoan, following the pre-existing custom of labelling all objects from the location Minoan.
The site of Knossos was discovered in 1878 by Minos Kalokairinos. The excavations in Knossos began in 1900 by the English archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans (1851β1941) and his team, and continued for 35 years. Its size far exceeded his original expectations, as did the discovery of two ancient scripts, which he termed Linear A and Linear B, to distinguish their writing from the pictographs also present. From the layering of the palace Evans developed an archaeological concept of the civilization that used it, which he called Minoan, following the pre-existing custom of labelling all objects from the location Minoan.
Since their discovery, the ruins have undergone a history of their own, from excavation by renowned archaeologists, education and tourism, to occupation as a headquarters by governments warring over the control of the eastern Mediterranean in two world wars. This site history is to be distinguished from the ancient.
Prambanan Temple is a magnificent 9th-century Hindu temple complex located on the island of Java, Indonesia. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and stands as a testament to the grandeur of ancient Javanese civilization and Hindu art.
Prambanan is the largest Hindu Temple in Indonesia and the second largest in Southeast Asia, after Angkor Wat in Cambodia.
Prambanan is renowned for its tall, pointed architecture and intricate stone carvings. The temple walls are adorned with stunning bas-reliefs depicting scenes from the Hindu epic Ramayana, which are considered masterpieces of stone carving.
Prambanan was constructed around 850 AD by the Sanjaya Dynasty. The Temple was abandoned for centuries, likely due to volcanic eruptions or a shift in political power, Prambanan was rediscovered in the 18th and 19th centuries. Extensive restoration efforts began in the early 20th century, with the main Shiva temple being completed in 1953. Reconstruction continues, particularly after damages from the 2006 earthquake.
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Interstate I-70 in Utah - Red Wolf Canyon.
It looks nice on the picture but in reality it was not. We urgently needed a break on a very boring drive through the endless stone desert of Utah, so we put a stop in the middle of nowhere. The spot was hot, dusty and 200 miles away from any kind of civilization. But at least I managed to shot this picture.
Tayrona National Natural Park - This park is a protected area along Colombia's northern Caribbean shores. Along with it's beautiful blue water are mountainous hiking trails up to the ruins of Pueblito. The ruins were built by the Tayrona civilization.
These Caribbean waters are very turbulent in many places. On one of the days that I was there, a swimmer got pulled out by current undertows. It was touch and go for this guy for several hours. Everyone watched in horror as several rescue attempts were made. Eventually a jet ski pulled him out. Exhausted and freaked out he never got in the water again.
No motorized vehicles are allowed so you have to hike in with all of your camping gear or have supplies carried in by horses
Cold rainy, snowy day made for lots of time to re-edit images of years past. Built around 1450 and still looks amazing.
Machu Picchu Nine images stitched .
BecΓ‘n ist eine archΓ€ologische StΓ€tte und vormaliges Zentrum der Maya der prΓ€klassischen Periode. Sie befindet sich im mexikanischen Bundesstaat Campeche, im Zentrum der YucatΓ‘n-Halbinsel, 150 Kilometer nΓΆrdlich von Tikal.
Der Name BecΓ‘n bedeutet in Mayathan βSchlucht, von Wasser geformtβ und bezieht sich auf den umgebenden Graben, der einzigartig fΓΌr eine Maya-StΓ€tte ist. BecΓ‘n, das im Rio-Bec-Stil erbaut ist, war ein regionales religiΓΆses und politisches Zentrum der Maya. Die ersten Nachweise menschlicher Besiedelung gehen ins Jahr 600 v. Chr. zurΓΌck. Die BlΓΌtezeit der Stadt war jedoch in den Jahren 600β1000, bewohnt war die Stadt bis etwa 1250.
Die Stadt ist von einem Graben umgeben, der an sieben Stellen unterbrochen war. Er war damit kein wirksames militΓ€risches Hindernis, oder wurde nicht als solches fertiggestellt.
Becan is an archaeological site of the Maya civilization in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica. Becan is located near the center of the YucatΓ‘n Peninsula, in the present-day Mexican state of Campeche,Archaeological evidence shows that Becan was occupied in the middle Preclassic Maya period, about 550 BCE, and grew to a major population and ceremonial center a few hundred years later in the late Preclassic.
The Castillo de San Felipe de Lara (often referred to simply as the Castillo de San Felipe) is a Spanish colonial fort at the entrance to Lake Izabal in eastern Guatemala. Lake Izabal is connected with the Caribbean Sea via the Dulce River and El Golfete lake.The fort was strategically situated at the narrowest point on the river.
The Castillo de San Felipe was used by the Spanish for several centuries, during which time it was destroyed and looted several times by pirates.
The fort is listed on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List and is a popular regional tourist destination.
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Abu Dhabi is full of archeological evidence that points to civilizations, such as the Umm an-Nar Culture, having been located there from the third millennium BC.
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The Asian or Asiatic elephant (Elephas maximus) is the only living species of the genus Elephas and is distributed in Southeast Asia from India in the west to Borneo in the east.
Three subspecies are recognizedβElephas maximus maximus from Sri Lanka, the Indian elephant or E. m. indicus from mainland Asia, and E. m. sumatranus from the island of Sumatra. Asian elephants are the largest living land animals in Asia.
Since 1986, E. maximus has been listed as endangered by IUCN as the population has declined by at least 50% over the last three generations, estimated to be 60β75 years. Asian elephants are primarily threatened by degradation, fragmentation and loss of habitat, and poaching. In 2003, the wild population was estimated at between 41,410 and 52,345 individuals.
Female captive elephants have lived beyond 60 years when kept in semi-natural surroundings, such as forest camps. In zoos, elephants die at a much younger age and are declining due to a low birth and high death rate.
The genus Elephas originated in Sub-Saharan Africa during the Pliocene, and ranged throughout Africa into southern Asia. The earliest indications of captive use of Asian elephants are engravings on seals of the Indus Valley civilization dated to the third millennium BC. β Wikipedia
You can recognize the shape of a modern Astronomical Observatory and actually El Caracol (The snail) -called that because of its spiral staircase, was an astronomical observatory in Mayan times.
The various slits in the walls correspond to the positions of certain celestial bodies on key dates in Maya Calendar.