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Devetashka - the Bulgarian Cave with 70,000 Years of Human Habitation
Devetashka cave is an enormous cave in Bulgaria, which has provided shelter for groups of humans since the late Paleolithic era, and continuously for tens of thousands of years since then. Now abandoned by humans, it remains a site of national and international significance and is home to some 30,000 bats.
Devetashka cave, which is known as Devetàshka peshterà in Bulgaria, is located roughly 18 kilometres north of Lovech, near the village of Devetaki. It is a karst cave formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks and characterized by sinkholes, caves, and underground drainage systems.
The cave itself is immense, measuring approximately 2 kilometres in length and with a huge entrance ‘hall’ measuring 60 metres in height. In places the ceiling is 100 metres above the ground and there are seven huge holes through which daylight illuminates the vast interior. It is these holes that earned the cave the name Maarata or Oknata ("the eyes").
About 200 meters from the entrance, the cave separates into two branches. On the left side, a small river runs along it, forming miniature lakes and waterfalls, passing through the main hall and eventually flowing into the Osam River. The right side is warm and dry and contains several chambers, ending with a round hall, known as the Altar. Beautiful stalactites and stalagmites, rivulets, majestic natural domes and arches can be found within the enormous cave and one can see why various human populations would have chosen Devetashka as their home.
Devetashka Cave was rediscovered by a Bulgarian scientist in 1921 but was not fully excavated until the 1950s when the intention was to transform the cave into a giant warehouse. Studies revealed that it has been inhabited almost continuously since the late Paleolithic era. The earliest traces of human presence date back to the middle of the Early Stone Age around 70,000 years ago. The Devetashka cave also contained one of the richest sources of cultural artifacts from the Neolithic (6th millennium - 4th millennium B C).
In June, 1996, Devetashka Cave was declared a natural landmark. The cave is probably best known for its part in the action movie ‘The Expendables 2’, filmed in 2011, in which Sylvester Stallone crash lands a plane into Jean Claude Van Damme’s subterranean lair.
Devetashka - the Bulgarian Cave with 70,000 Years of Human Habitation
Devetashka cave is an enormous cave in Bulgaria, which has provided shelter for groups of humans since the late Paleolithic era, and continuously for tens of thousands of years since then. Now abandoned by humans, it remains a site of national and international significance and is home to some 30,000 bats.
Devetashka cave, which is known as Devetàshka peshterà in Bulgaria, is located roughly 18 kilometres north of Lovech, near the village of Devetaki. It is a karst cave formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks and characterized by sinkholes, caves, and underground drainage systems.
The cave itself is immense, measuring approximately 2 kilometres in length and with a huge entrance ‘hall’ measuring 60 metres in height. In places the ceiling is 100 metres above the ground and there are seven huge holes through which daylight illuminates the vast interior. It is these holes that earned the cave the name Maarata or Oknata ("the eyes").
About 200 meters from the entrance, the cave separates into two branches. On the left side, a small river runs along it, forming miniature lakes and waterfalls, passing through the main hall and eventually flowing into the Osam River. The right side is warm and dry and contains several chambers, ending with a round hall, known as the Altar. Beautiful stalactites and stalagmites, rivulets, majestic natural domes and arches can be found within the enormous cave and one can see why various human populations would have chosen Devetashka as their home.
Devetashka Cave was rediscovered by a Bulgarian scientist in 1921 but was not fully excavated until the 1950s when the intention was to transform the cave into a giant warehouse. Studies revealed that it has been inhabited almost continuously since the late Paleolithic era. The earliest traces of human presence date back to the middle of the Early Stone Age around 70,000 years ago. The Devetashka cave also contained one of the richest sources of cultural artifacts from the Neolithic (6th millennium - 4th millennium B C).
In June, 1996, Devetashka Cave was declared a natural landmark. The cave is probably best known for its part in the action movie ‘The Expendables 2’, filmed in 2011, in which Sylvester Stallone crash lands a plane into Jean Claude Van Damme’s subterranean lair.
Habitation sur mesure
Merci à vous tous pour vos visites et commentaires
Thanks to all of you for the comments and visits
Nikon D800 Tamron 150-600
Ancienne habitation sucrière depuis la colonisation, c'est aujourd'hui, c'est aujourd'hui une distillerie qui produit les rhums Clément et un site historique et culturel .
Situé sur le domaine de l'habitation,construite dans le pure style colonial: Une structure de bois centrale autour de laquelle des galeries assurent la séparation et l'acces aux pièces principales,La maison de maitre datant de la fin du XVIII siecle a été restauré afin de retrouver son éclat et son cachet d'antan.Dans ce ce lieu s'est tenu le 14 Mars 1991 durant le guerre du GOLFE, la rencontre au sommet entre les pésidents F. MITERAND et G. BUSH
Located on the estate of the habitation, built in pure colonial style: A central wood structure around which galleries provide separation and access to the main rooms, The master house dating from the end of the XVIII century was restored in order to regain its brilliance and stamp of yesteryear.In this place was held on March 14, 1991 during the GULF war, the summit meeting between the presidents F. MITERAND and G. BUSH.
Autrefois habitations de pêcheurs, ces cabanes ont été réhabilitées en 1993, le Village de Pêcheurs est également un paradis pour les amateurs d'ornithologie.
Formerly fishermen's dwellings, these huts were renovated in 1993. The Fishing Village is also a paradise for birdwatchers.
The Vari Cave, also known as Pan Cave and Cave Archedimou is cave on the southern slopes of Mount Hymettus in Attica , north of Vari . The cave is an important archaeological site as the interior is decorated by the sculptor Thireos Archedimo the 5th century BC .. The cave in ancient times was a place of worship, Apollo and Pan. The cave excavations made in 1901 by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens .
The cave is located on the hill bed, at an altitude of 260 meters in the north Weights, on the southern slopes of Mount Hymettus. The cave is the Vari walk about one hour (5 km dirt road from the Military Academy ), but is more easily accessible from Voula and the road continues after the cemetery. Located a short distance from the small cave Sykia . The cave can not be visited for the public. Its opening, measuring 5 by 2 meters, is almost vertical and the rim carved steps that have now been destroyed. The main hall of the cave, with a length 26, width 23 and a height of 10 meters, was the sanctuary and the walls are carved steps and reliefs. Divided by a wall of stalactites in two parts.
The first traces of habitation in the cave dating from the 6th century BC According to the inscriptions in the cave, the cave reached sanctuary from Thireos sculptor Archedimo, who decorated and skalise steps, inscriptions and reliefs, the most important one that portrays him holding a chisel and hammer and a headless statue of the goddess seated on a throne . Ek then the cave was a place of worship until the 3rd century BC, when it was abandoned. .
The first for visiting the cave was the traveler Richard Chandler in 1765 and then visited by other tourists who passed from Attica, including Lord Byron . The cave conducted the period 1901-1902 excavations by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens , directed by Charles Weller. In the cave were discovered hundreds of lamps and reliefs, two of which are exposed to the Sculpture Collection of the National Archaeological Museum .
- Habitation traditionnelle des gardians, cette cabane a été
construite avec les matériaux traditionnels : la sagno (roseau) pour la toiture et les murs, l’orme et le tamaris pour la structure.
- Traditional house of the gardians, this cabin was built with traditional materials: the sagno (reed) for the roof and the walls, the elm and the tamarisk for the structure.
Laguna Hedionda (Spanish for "stinking lake") is a saline lake in the Nor Lípez Province, Potosí Department in Bolivia. It is notable for various migratory species of pink and white flamingos.
Laguna Hedionda is one of the nine small saline lakes in the Andean Altiplano. It lies at an altitude of 4,121 metres (13,520 ft), with an area of 3 square kilometres (1.2 sq mi). Salt flats and bofedales (wetlands) are spread over the periphery of the lake. It is in a very remote area where human habitation is negligible. However, llamas and alpacas are seen grazing in the area.
Un beau champignon. Peut-être pleurote du chêne.? Si quelqu'un connaît ce champignon, je suis preneur
A beautiful mushroom. Maybe oak oyster mushroom.? If anyone knows this mushroom, I'm interested.
Oeuvre de Catherine Ikam et Louis Fleri situé sur le site de l'habitation dans le jardin des sculptures dédié à la culture caraibeene .Cette sculpture en bronze est une version contemporaine du Janus de l'antiquité.Les traits représentés sont en effet ceux de Yoona, un personnage ancien, apparu pour la première fois en 1999 à la Maison Européenne de la Photographie à Paris.
Work of Catherine Ikam and Louis Fleri located on the site of the habitation in the sculpture garden dedicated to the Caribbean culture. This bronze sculpture is a contemporary version of the Janus of antiquity. The features represented are indeed those of Yoona , an old person, first appeared in 1999 at the European House of Photography in Paris.
Perhaps the best preserved of all stone built sheepfold bields in the Yorkshire Dales and a very fine advertisement for Swaledale as it is either the first or last sign of human habitation to be seen on the road from upper Swaledale to Nateby in Cumbria
I think the factory where I work has a grunge spaceship sort of vibe. Like in the first Alien movie. I know, I am weird like that. I am a Sci fi freak.
Happy Slider Sunday
Motacilla alba or White Wagtail is a small passerine bird and it is an insectivorous bird of open country, often near habitation and water.
NOVA ZELANDA, Aotearoa B/N 2023
Lake Te Anau (Māori: Te Ana-au) is in the southwestern corner of the South Island of New Zealand. The lake covers an area of 344 km2 (133 sq mi), making it the second-largest lake by surface area in New Zealand (after Lake Taupō) and the largest in the South Island. It is the second largest lake in Australasia by fresh water volume. The main body of the lake runs north-south, and is 65 km in length. Three large fiords form arms to the lake on its western flank: North Fiord, Middle Fiord and South Fiord. These are the only inland fiords that New Zealand has, the other 14 are out on the coast. Several small islands lie in the entrance to Middle Fiord, which forks partway along its length into northwest and southwest arms. The surface of the lake is at an altitude of 210 m. It has a maximum depth of 425 m, so much of its bed lies below sea level, with the deepest part of the lake being 215 metres below sea level.
The Lake Te Anau control gates which control the flow of water from Lake Te Anau into the Waiau river and maintain the water level between 201.5 and 202.7 metres above sea level.
Several rivers feed the lake, of which the most important is the Eglinton River, which joins the lake from the east, opposite the entrance to North Fiord. The outflow is the Waiau River, which flows south for several kilometres into Lake Manapouri. The town of Te Anau lies at the south-eastern corner of the lake, close to the outflow.
Most of the lake is within Fiordland National Park and the Te Wahipounamu World Heritage Site, the latter of which was officially recognised internationally in 1990. Other than the Te Anau township, the only human habitation close to the lake is the farming settlement of Te Anau Downs, close to the mouth of the Eglinton River. Between these two settlements the land is rolling hill country, but elsewhere the land is mountainous, especially along its western shore, where the Kepler and Murchison Mountains rise 1,400 m above the surface of the lake.[citation needed]
Lake Te Anau was important for the Ngāi Tahu iwi in pre-European times as the area was a traditional stopping point on their trails between the east and west coasts of the South Island of New Zealand, where they obtained food and resources. The lake was first discovered by European explorers Charles Naim and William Stephen in 1852.
Two New Zealand Great Walks start at the lake. The Milford Track starts at the northern tip of the lake and the Kepler Track starts and ends at the south tip of the lake at the Waiau River.
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It's not a huge surprise that there are habitations at the bottom of the Black Sea.
-Robert Ballard
Before the medieval period mermaids were seen by many cultures around the world as terrifying, scary beings. Sailors originally described them as a complete fish body with a human or monster heads until eventually they evolved into beautiful sirens luring men to their doom. Some people have linked the mysterious Oarfish to these legends which adds to the overall fascination with mermaids into the 21st century.
Fantasy Fair is about to vanish back into the mists for another year; you have just one day left to visit the fantastic builds and help raise money for a worthy cause.
Available now at Fantasy Fair:
⦿Floro @ the Yuum Baalal Grotto sim
⦿Aerth @ the Galerie Gaillard sim
⦿ floro x K R E E P - Phyco Tendrils - Rigged v2 (animated to move randomly, with colour hud)
At the Fantasy Fair Event - Yuum Baalal Grotto
Creator's Flickr.
⦿ floro x K R E E P - Ishem Antennae (can be moved into different positions)
At the Fantasy Fair Event - Yuum Baalal Grotto
Creator's Flickr.
⦿ floro x K R E E P - Ishem Glow for Ishem Antennae (add-on hud)
At the Fantasy Fair Event - Yuum Baalal Grotto
Creator's Flickr.
⦿ [AURO] - : Te Moana - Equilucis - [FATPACK] (Texture for Riptide tail)
At the Fantasy Fair Event - The Wraithwoods
Creator's Flickr.
⦿ [AURO] x [ECHO] - : Paua - Add On Flexi Fins : [FATPACK]
At the Fantasy Fair Event - The Wraithwoods
Creator's Flickr.
⦿ [AURO] - : Ritualist Marks
At the Fantasy Fair Event - The Wraithwoods
Creator's Flickr.
⦿ [AERTH] - Sunscale Naga Tattoos (materials tattoo, works well with Riptide tail or combine with other critters)
At the Fantasy Fair Event - Galerie Gaillard
Creator's Flickr.
⦿ [Petrichor] - : Keroana Staff
At the Fantasy Fair Event - Mire of Whispers
Creator's Vendor.
Including:
{Aii & Ego} + Riptide Mermaid +
{Aii} + Shadowmancer Neck Collar +
{Aii & Ego} + Bleeding Heart Cuff Jewelry +
.Shi x Messiah : Hair / Unisex .
CRYPTID : The Agma head
[ContraptioN] - Decor: Giant Kelp
A sparrow's portrait. The bird reminds us of the psalm 104:
“By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing…”
Jeremiah 9:10 “For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the habitations of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned up, so that none can pass through them; neither can men hear the voice of the cattle; both the fowl of the heavens and the beast have fled; they are gone.”
Third image in my Bird Art series...
I've always liked this bird, with its black head, gray back, and soft white belly. We only see them in winter here, since they migrate to mid-Wisconsin from their more northern summer habitation in Canada.
This one posed nicely for me on a branch in a local park. I gave it a frosty vignette and then a color-coordinated frame.
Enjoy!
Kompong-Chhnang (Cambodge) - Le village flottant est majoritairement habité par une importante communauté vietnamienne. En 2019, de nombreuses habitations étaient érigées sur de spacieux radeaux en bois dont les flotteurs étaient constitués de rudimentaires paquets de roseaux, attachés entre-eux par de simples cordages. Cette années, ces pontons flottants avaient disparus pour la plupart et le village n’était constitué que d’un incroyable enchevêtrement de barques et de jonques. Jamais le « village » n’a autant ressemblé à un bidonville flottant. Bidonville qui reste pourtant la principale attraction touristique de Kompong Chhnang.
Contrairement à 2019, malgré les sourires et l’accueil chaleureux des habitants, j’ai ressenti comme un malaise. De photographe étais-je devenu un vulgaire voyeur ? Pourtant, c’est ici que j’ai réalisé la série qui me semble la plus aboutie de ce voyage. Pour dissiper ce sentiment, j’envisage d’y retourner pour passer quelques jours sur ces embarcations et partager le quotidien des habitants.
A floating slum
Kompong-Chhnang (Cambodia) - The floating village is mainly inhabited by a large Vietnamese community. In 2019, many dwellings were erected on spacious wooden rafts whose floats consisted of rudimentary bundles of reeds, tied together by simple ropes. This year, these floating pontoons had disappeared for the most part and the village consisted only of an incredible tangle of boats and junks. Never has the "village" looked so much like a floating slum. Shanty town which nevertheless remains the main tourist attraction of Kompong Chhnang.
Unlike 2019, despite the smiles and the warm welcome of the locals, I felt a sense of unease. From photographer had I become a vulgar voyeur? However, this is where I took the most accomplished photos of this trip. To dispel this feeling, I plan to go back there to spend a few days on these boats and share the daily life of these inhabitants.
In the alleys and behind high rise tenements of Hong Kong one sees an array of air cleaners, air filters and air conditioners that maintains a liveable standard of air into these tight surroundings.
Human habitation in this part of Nagano prefecture is old; there are archaeological sites that belong to Paleolithic period.
Rice needs plenty of water to grow. Water needs to be stored in flat rice paddy, which means that mountainous Yasaka village, which means "eight slopes" implying mountainous terrain, is not ideal for rice cultivation. In spite of that, Yasaka people have made tremendous efforts to construct terraces to grow rice. It was partly because rice was used as a supplemental currency; tax had to be paid with rice during the Edo-period (17th to 19th century).
New-age musician Kitaro used to live in Yasaka village before he moved to California in 1990s.
Yasaka village was annexed into Oomachi city in 2006 due to the decline in population.