As it was found: A snapshot back in time like it was just found. http://staging.doaks.org/library-archives/icfa/icfa_img/exhibits_img/thomas_whittemore_exhibit/abydos After the cleanup Osireion today, full of water An older picture Immediately behind, to the south and set much lower, is another structure, of uncertain function. Frankfort (1933), who excavated it, called it a “Cenotaph of Seti”, but today it …
Torre d’en Galmés, Minorca, Balearic Islands / Spain By a friend on facebook: “Clearly the remnants of another colony of the previous worldwide civilisation – the site looks cruder than most other megalithic sites, but it is certainly because the stones used there are limestone blocks, which got heavily corroded over time. A “trained eye” …
Gigantic Unfinished Stele Abandoned in Chinese Quarry Gigantic unfinished stele abandoned in an ancient Chinese quarry could provide the answer to the question how other megalithic stone blocks were made in other parts of the world… The Yangshan Quarry is an ancient stone quarry near Nanjing, China. Used during many centuries as a source of …
The Menkaur pyramid fascinates me at the moment because of the South American style knobs on the casing stone, see last picture and my other blog post for that. I found some older drawings online in the public domain. Note the large cavity in front that has been filled this day. What is also remarkable …
