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Unraveling Secrets of Enigmatic Ancient Temples - Mysteries of Ancient Architectural | Unraveling Mysteries of Ancient Architectural: Secrets of Enigmatic Ancient Temples
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gwydpolls · 1 year
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Time Travel Question 10: Ancient History III
These Questions are the result of suggestions from the previous iteration. I'm combining some similar ones, so some are going to be a little vague. I'm going to also split into a whole lot of different polls because there were so many good and creative ideas. (Seriously, I love the people of Tumblr).
Please add new suggestions for this category below if you have them for future consideration.
You are welcome to suggest specific things from the Library of Alexandria. There will be polls for that.
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Greek Archaeologists Discover Mysterious 4,000-Year-Old Building on Hill Earmarked for New Airport
Archaeologists on the Greek island of Crete have uncovered a monumental ancient structure that threatens to halt progress on the construction of a new airport.
The structure belonged to the Minoan civilization and was mainly used between 2000 and 1700 B.C.E., around the same time that Crete’s monumental palaces at Knossos and Phaistos were built, per the Greek City Times.
But unlike these palaces and other feats of Minoan architecture, the purpose of the building remains unknown, and it’s now the subject of much archaeological attention and speculation.
The structure resembles “a huge car wheel from above,” writes Nicholas Paphitis for the Associated Press, with a diameter of 157 feet and a total area of 19,000 square feet.
According to a statement from the Greek Ministry of Culture, some of the structure’s features are comparable to Minoan tombs, including its circular arrangement of stone rings and its intricate layout. But a large quantity of ancient animal bones found nearby is complicating researchers’ understanding of the site.
“It may have been periodically used for possibly ritual ceremonies involving consumption of food, wine and perhaps offerings,” says the statement, per a translation by the AP.
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While archaeologists further excavate and study the building, which sits on top of Papoura Hill, near the town of Kastelli, they must contend with the hilltop’s future function: a planned radar station for Crete’s new international airport.
Beginning in 2027, the airport will serve Heraklion, Crete’s capital and largest city, as well as a wealth of cultural and archaeological sites across the island.
Eighteen million passengers are projected to use the airport annually once construction is complete, the AP reports. Tourists want to visit Crete’s well-preserved historical sites, but they need convenient, modern infrastructure to take them there.
At times, rampant tourism threatens the integrity of ancient sites in Greece, prompting the government to take protective measures, like limiting the number of visitors to the Acropolis in Athens.
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Per the statement, excavations in the area uncovered at least 35 other archaeological sites. As Greek authorities build Crete’s new airport and the network of roads needed to connect it with the rest of the island, they must continually strike a balance between innovation and maintaining cultural heritage.
In the statement, Culture Minister Lina Mendoni describes the structure as a unique find of great interest. She says the Greek government and airport officials will explore alternative locations for the radar station to ensure the preservation of this historically significant archaeological site.
“It’s possible to go ahead with the airport while granting the antiquities the protection they merit,” Mendoni adds, per the AP. Her comments offer hope that Crete’s past, present and future will once again be reconciled.
By Eli Wizevich.
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skelligaladan · 6 months
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Like I said in my previous post, here is my inktober ... began in october 2019 and finished far more latter in 2023.
All drawings are construct in the same universe : The Whoniverse and follow the Master. When he is not directly in the drawing, I considered the picture as is his point of view.
I love this quote when Missy speak to The Doctor : 'I've had adventures too. My whole life doesn't revolve around you, you know.'
I am currently working on the inktober list of 2020 still following this course of action. … so maybe, in the future some drawings will be add to these "jungle" themed adventures. One day I will probably try to write a lil' fanfic about these drawings. It might not be "this one"... I mean this adventure in the jungle … cos I have many other idea, and many sketch that I love.
All told, I have curently 40 pictures (.. and many other idea).
Anyway I hope you will enjoyed the journey.
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nathansurrealart · 30 days
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This dream reminded me of Venice, or some other italian place, a grand plaza with a gigantic stone head with an archway, and a leaning building like a church or a baptistry. It felt like I was on vacation.
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wishesofeternity · 5 months
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"Antiochos’ and Stratonike’s activities in the eastern part of the [Seleukid] empire are largely shrouded in mystery, but, as Engels has argued, Antiochos was far from idle since he embarked on a large building programme and was active in securing the frontier. There is some evidence to suggest that his new bride accompanied him for much of this period. We can perhaps identify Stratonike’s presence with her new husband in the Upper Satrapies through the gold coinage minted in Susa and Baktria in c . 287. The two gold coin sets are of the same type, the obverse features the laureate head of Apollo facing right and the reverse features Artemis in an elephant biga facing left with the legend ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ in exergue.
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Figure 1: Coin of Seleukos I from Baktria Depicting Apollo on the Obverse and Artemis with Elephant Biga on the Reverse (Houghton and Lorber 2002, SC I no. 163).
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Figure 2: Coin of Seleukos I from Baktria Depicting Apollo on the Obverse and Artemis with Elephant Biga on the Reverse (Houghton and Lorber 2002, SC I no. 257).
The reverse image of Artemis in the elephant biga is within the same design type as a large range of other coinage issued by Seleukos I celebrating the success of his elephants and thus his eastern campaigns. The appearance of Artemis is however unique to these coin types. This suggests the emphasis on the close links between the twin gods, Artemis and Apollo, depicted on the obverse and reverse of this coinage . Since there appears to be as a close link between Apollo and Antiochos as there is between Zeus and Seleukos, the presence of Artemis could be seen as a symbol for Stratonike. This would create a series of parallels: Seleukos/Zeus, Antiochos/Apollo, and Stratonike/Artemis. The first two reflect what we see for these two kings at the list of priests of Seleukid kings in Seleukeia in Pieria . Additionally, it may be notable that the sister-wife ideology [...] appears to be evident later in the reign of Antiochos.
As all of the Apollo/Artemis cointypes were produced on high value gold coinage, this suggests that it was issued in order to commemorate a significant event. While the type was similar to other Seleukid coinage, the shift from Athena to Artemis was clearly discernible and unique. The arrival of the new joint-King and Queen in the region to take up residence would have been a suitable moment for the issuing of the new coin type. This advertisement of their new rule certainly falls in line with Seleukos’ wedding speech which confirmed their new roles."
-David Engels & Kyle Erickson, "Apama and Stratonike – Marriage and Legitimacy", "Seleukid Royal Women" (edited by Edited by Altay Coşkun and Alex McAuley). The pictures of the coins are screenshots from the book.
#historicwomendaily#stratonike#antiochus I soter#seleukid empire#hellenistic period#ancient history#history#'Antiochus’ and Stratonike’s activities in the eastern part of the empire are largely shrouded in mystery' don't do this to me#this mystery is mainly because of lack of accessibility or of evidence than lack of activity - but it's still a shame#also re the 'sister-wife ideology'#as historians have pointed out Stratonike was called 'hirtu' aka 'principal wife' in the famous Borsippa Cylinder of Antiochus I#an unusual title which indicates her precedence but also implies a polygamous situation (which was normal in the Hellenistic period)#centuries later Stephanos of Byzantion claimed that Antiochus named the city of Nysa 'after his wife Nysa'#Stephanos isn't really reliable: he's almost definitely wrong about the adjacent information he gives about the city of Antioch being named#after Antiochus's mother#but it may nonetheless indicate he had a minor wife named Nysa#epigraphic evidence also suggests Antiochus married a woman called 'sister-wife'#which many scholars have theorized was Nysa (as his half-sister)#though others believe the title was most likely honorific and shouldn't be taken literally#(for example Laodike - queen of Antiochos III - was also called sister-wife when we know she was actually his cousin)#so the epigraphical evidence may indicate a non-sibling Nysa or Stratonike#if it was a non-sibling Nysa then she may have also been a cousin or relative#but these coins of Antiochus and Stratonike as Apollo-and-Artemis clearly does play into the 'sister-wife ideology'#we know Antiochus strongly associated himself with Apollo and Stratonike made generous donations at Delos at Artemis-and-Apollo temples#so IF the title was honorific then it could have likely referred to Stratonike as well#also - we have no idea who Nysa was but if a city was named after her I wonder if her marriage was to boost local alliances?#which doesn't prelude the idea of her being a relative#we also don't know when they married - he married Stratonike in his late 20s so he may have even been married to her before that. who knows#anyway. the title of 'hirtu' being applied for Stratonike was VERY unique for the Seleukids...it's interesting to think about#(ik nobody but me cares about this but oh well)
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trans-cuchulainn · 8 months
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look i may be a londoner but i don't actually like london very much but then sometimes i look at a map and see all the history this city has crammed into tiny little spaces and it does get to me, i have to say
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serenedash · 1 year
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Leans into microphone. totk sages from 10,000 years ago are just the foretellers, in this essay I will [I am forcibly removed from the stage]
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tyriq-edits · 4 months
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In the Plain of Nysa Research Notes
Hi everyone! As announced last week I am going to post my research notes on the Eleusinian Mysteries here on tumblr. However my research notes are pretty damn long (24 pages to be exact) and still not 100% complete to say the very least.
So I shall post my research notes on this topic in separate parts. I hope y’all will find joy in my research notes regardless
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plotscape · 5 months
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Echoes of the Desert: A Journey of Discovery and Courage.
In the heart of the desert, where the sands stretched endlessly under the twinkling canopy of stars, a solitary figure ventured forth into the night. Far from civilization, with only the moon as their guide, they embarked on a journey filled with uncertainty and wonder. This traveler was not just a wanderer, but a seeker of truths hidden in the shifting sands and silent whispers of the night.…
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(CNN) — Egypt’s Great Pyramid and other ancient monuments at Giza exist on an isolated strip of land at the edge of the Sahara Desert.
The inhospitable location has long puzzled archaeologists, some of whom had found evidence that the Nile River once flowed near these pyramids in some capacity, facilitating the landmarks’ construction starting 4,700 years ago.
Using satellite imaging and analysis of cores of sediment, a new study published Thursday in the journal Communications Earth & Environment has mapped a 64-kilometer (40-mile) long, dried-up branch of the Nile, long buried beneath farmland and desert.
“Even though many efforts to reconstruct the early Nile waterways have been conducted, they have largely been confined to soil sample collections from small sites, which has led to the mapping of only fragmented sections of the ancient Nile channel systems,” said lead study author Eman Ghoneim, a professor and director of the Space and Drone Remote Sensing Lab at the University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences.
“This is the first study to provide the first map of the long-lost ancient branch of the Nile River.”
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Ghoneim and her colleagues refer to this extinct branch of the Nile river as Ahramat, which is Arabic for pyramids.
The ancient waterway would have been about 0.5 kilometers wide (about one-third of a mile) with a depth of at least 25 meters (82 feet) — similar to the contemporary Nile, Ghoneim said.
“The large size and extended length of the Ahramat Branch and its proximity to the 31 pyramids in the study area strongly suggests a functional waterway of great importance,” Ghoneim said.
She said the river would have played a key role in ancient Egyptians’ transportation of the enormous amount of building materials and laborers needed for the pyramids’ construction.
“Also, our research shows that many of the pyramids in the study area have (a) causeway, a ceremonial raised walkway, that runs perpendicular to the course of the Ahramat Branch and terminates directly on its riverbank.”
Hidden traces of a lost waterway
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Traces of the river aren’t visible in aerial photos or in imagery from optical satellites, Ghoneim said.
In fact, she only spotted something unexpected while studying radar satellite data of the wider area for ancient rivers and lakes that might reveal a new source of groundwater.
“I am a geomorphologist, a paleohydrologist looking into landforms. I have this kind of trained eye,” she said.
“While working with this data, I noticed this really obvious branch or a kind of riverbank, and it didn’t make any sense because it is really far from the Nile,” she added.
Born and raised in Egypt, Ghoneim was familiar with the cluster of pyramids in this area and had always wondered why they were built there.
She applied to the National Science Foundation to investigate further.
Geophysical data taken at ground level with the use of ground-penetrating radar and electromagnetic tomography confirmed it was an ancient arm of the Nile.
Two long cores of earth the team extracted using drilling equipment revealed sandy sediment consistent with a river channel at a depth of about 25 meters (82 feet).
It’s possible that “countless” temples might still be buried beneath the agricultural fields and desert sands along the riverbank of the Ahramat Branch, according to the study.
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Why this branch of the river dried up or disappeared is still unclear. Most likely, a period of drought and desertification swept sand into the region, silting up the river, Ghoneim said.
"The study demonstrated that when the pyramids were built, the geography and riverscapes of the Nile differed significantly from those of today," said Nick Marriner, a geographer at the French National Centre for Scientific Research in Paris.
He was not involved in the study but has conducted research on the fluvial history of Giza.
“The study completes an important part of the past landscape puzzle,” Marriner said.
“By putting together these pieces, we can gain a clearer picture of what the Nile floodplain looked like at the time of the pyramid builders and how the ancient Egyptians harnessed their environments to transport building materials for their monumental construction endeavors.”
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skygodz · 1 year
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There are many magical and overworldly places on earth like the ancient city of Bagan in the Mandala region of Myanmar.
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praveenmohantelugu · 1 year
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ఇదే ఈ గోపురం యొక్క కీలక భాగమా? రహస్యమైన బావ్కా ఆలయం!
Hey guys, మనం ఇప్పుడు చాలా రహస్యమైన బావ్కా అనే ఆలయంలో ఉన్నాము, ప్రధాన గదికి వెలుపల, ఈ విచిత్రమైన రాతి విగ్రహాన్ని మీరు చూడవచ్చు. ఈ రోజు, ఇది పూర్తిగా గుర్తించలేని విధంగా కనిపిస్తుంది, కానీ ఇది శివ పరమేశ్వరుని వాహనం అయిన నంది, కానీ ఈ ఆలయంలో అనేక విచిత్రమైన, వివరించలేని శిల్పాలు చాలా ఉన్నాయి. ఇక్కడ మీరు చూశారంటే, ఇది నిజంగా వింతగా కనిపిస్తుంది, దీని ఎడమ వైపున, మీరు ఒక ఏనుగును చూడవచ్చు, ఈ ఏనుగుపై చూశారంటే, ఒక వ్యక్తి ఏనుగుపై నుండి కింద పడటం మీరు చూడవచ్చు. కానీ దీని కుడివైపున, ఉన్నది ఏంటని మీరు చెప్పగలరా? ఇది ఒక డైనోసార్. ఇది ఏనుగు కంటే చాలా పొడవుగా ఉంది, ఇది నిటారుగా నిలబడి ఉంది, దాని ముఖాన్ని చూడండి, ఇది ఒక డైనోసార్ అని స్పష్టంగా కనిపిస్తుంది. Infact, ఇది చూడడానికి, T రెక్స్ అంటే టైరన్నోసారస్ రెక్స్‌ అని పిలవబడే ఒక విధమైన డైనోసార్ లాగానే ఉంది. ఇది నిటారుగా నిల్చోవడం మరియు దీని తలని చూస్తుంటే, T రెక్స్‌తో ఎలా similarగా ఉందొ చూడండి, చాలా బాగా పోలి ఉంది కదా? 
 ఇది ఒక young T-REX కూడా  కావచ్చు, ఎందుకంటే adult T-రెక్స్ దీని కంటే పొడవుగానే ఉంటుంది, కానీ ఇక్కడ చూశారంటే, చిన్న T-రెక్స్ కూడా ఏనుగు కంటే పెద్దదిగా ఉంది. కొంతమంది experts ఏమనుకుంటున్నారంటే, T-rex అనేది, ఇతర జాతులపై వేటాడే ఒక apex predator అని అనుకుంటారు, కానీ ఇక్కడ, ఇది ఏ జంతువుని వేటాడుతోందని మీకు తెలుసా? ఒక మనిషిని వేటాడుతున్నట్టు చూపించారు. ఇప్పుడు, నేను దీన్ని డైనోసార్ అని ఎందుకు చెప్తున్నానని మీకు అర్ధమవుతుందా? ఎందుకంటే, ఇది ఏనుగు కంటే పొడవుగా ఉంది, నేడు, ఏనుగు కంటే పొడవుగా ఉన్న ఒకే ఒక జంతువు ఏంటంటే, జిరాఫీ, కానీ దీన్ని చూస్తేనే తెలుస్తుంది, ఖచ్చితంగా ఇది జిరాఫీ కాదని, ఎందుకంటే, జిరాఫీలు మనుషులను తినవు కాబట్టి. మీరు దాని సూటిగా ఉన్న తలని చూశారంటే, ఇది ఒక పెద్ద సింహం లేదా పులి అయ్యే అవకాశం లేదు, చూడడానికి ఇది reptile లాగానే కనిపిస్తుంది.
 కానీ ఇలాంటి ఒక చెక్కడం, ఈ గుడిలో ఉండకూడదు, ఎందుకంటే, experts అభిప్రాయం ప్రకారం, డైనోసార్‌లు మరియు మానవులు ఒకే చెక్కడంలో, కలిసి ఉండకూడదు, ఎందుకంటే, డైనోసార్‌లు దాదాపు 65 మిలియన్ సంవత్సరాలకు ముందే అంతరించిపోయాయి, కానీ మనుషులు, కేవలం 300,000 సంవత్సరాలకు ముందు మాత్రమే భూమిపైకి వచ్చారు. కానీ, పురాతన హిందూ ఆలయాలలో, ఈ విధమైన, చాలా చాలా పురాతన prehistoric జంతువులను చెక్కడం, మనం తరచుగా, చూస్తున్నాము. వివిధ ఆలయాలలో, కనీసం ఒక డజను రకాల, అంతరించిపోయిన జంతువులను నేను మీకు చూపించాను, ఇక్కడున్న శిల్పులు, అంతరించిపోయిన జంతువులను ఎలా చెక్కారో అని మనకు తెలియదు. ఈ బావ్కా ఆలయంలో ఉన్న చాలా శిల్పాలు, చాలా విచిత్రమైన జంతువులను చూపిస్తున్నాయి. ఇక్కడ చూశారంటే, ఇది ఒక ఏనుగు లాగానే కనిపిస్తుంది, కానీ దీనికి తొండమే లేదు చూడండి, అది మాత్రమే కాదు, దీనికి దంతాలు కూడా లేవు. అలా అయితే ఇది ఏం జంతువు అయ్యుంటుంది? దాని నోటిని చూడండి, ఇది చూడడానికి పంది లేదా అడవి పంది లాగా ఉంది, కానీ దీని కాళ్ళను చూడండి, అడవి పందుల కాళ్ళు, సన్నగా ఉంటాయి, కానీ, ఈ జంతువు కాళ్ళను చూశారంటే, చాలా మందంగా, ఏనుగు కాళ్ళు లాగా కనిపిస్తున్నాయి.
ఈ రోజు ఇలాంటి జంతువు లేదు, కానీ అంతరించిపోయిన చరిత్రపూర్వ జాతిలో బారిథెరియం అని పిలవబడే ఒక విధమైన జంతువు ఉండేది. ఇక్కడ చెక్కిన శిల్పాన్ని చూస్తుంటే, అది, ఈ barytherium అనే జంతువుతో చాలా బాగా match అవుతుంది, ఇది చూడడానికి ఒక ఏనుగు లాగానే ఉంది, కానీ దీనికి పొడవాటి తొండం లేదు మరియు మందపాటి కాళ్ళు ఉన్నాయి. కానీ, ఈ జాతి కూడా, మిలియన్ల సంవత్సరాలకు ముందే అంతరించిపోయింది. ఈ ఆలయాన్ని, సుమారు 1000 సంవత్సరాలకు ముందే నిర్మించారని mainstream historians చెప్తున్నారు, అలా అయితే, ఈ శిల్పులు కూడా, 1000 సంవత్సరాలకు ముందే నివసించాలి కదా, అయితే 1000 సంవత్సరాలకు ముందే నివసించిన, ఈ శిల్పులు, అంతరించిపోయిన చరిత్రపూర్వ జంతువుల, శరీర నిర్మాణ శాస్త్రాన్ని, అర్థం చేసుకుని, వాటిని ఈ ఆలయంలో ఎలా ఖచ్చితంగా చెక్కారు? కానీ, ఇక్కడున్న స్థానికులు, ఈ ఆలయం గురించి పూర్తిగా భిన్నమైన కథను చెప్తున్నారు. ఈ ఆలయంలో ఉన్న పూజారి ప్రకారం చూసుకుంటే, ఈ ఆలయాన్ని, సత్యయుగ కాలంలో నిర్మించారు, అంటే దీన్ని, చాలా చాలా పాత కాలక్రమంలో నిర్మించారని అర్ధం. 
ఈ ఆలయాన్ని నిర్మించిన అసలు నిర్మాణకర్త, ఈ శిల్పాలకు మధ్యలో, అనేక secret codesను దాచి ఉంచారంట, జాగ్రత్తగా గమనించి చూసిన వాళ్ళు మాత్రమే, ఈ secret codesను అర్ధం చేసుకోగలరు. ఇక్కడ చూశారంటే, కొన్ని చోట్లలో, ఓం అనే అక్షరాన్ని చెక్కారు, మరికొన్ని చోట్లలో,  శ్రీ అనే అక్షరాన్ని చెక్కినట్లు మీరు చూడవచ్చు. ఇక్కడ మీరు, జాగ్రత్తగా గమనించి చూశారంటే, ఇంకా, చాలా అక్షరాలను కూడా మీరు చూడవచ్చు, ఈ అక్షరాలన్నిటిని, ఒక్కో ప్రదేశానికి, భిన్నంగా చెక్కారు. అలా అయితే, ఈ codes యొక్క అర్థం ఏంటీ? ఈ రాతి దిమ్మెలలో వీటిని ఎందుకు చెక్కారు? ఈ codes అన్ని, వీటి ప్రక్కన ఉన్న శిల్పాలకు, ఏదో ఒక విధంగా, సంబంధం కలిగి ఉన్నాయా? ఈ విధంగా, మనకు అర్ధంకాని చాలా రహస్యాలను, ఈ ఆలయంలో, మనం ఇంకా డీకోడ్ చేయాల్సి ఉంది. ఇక్కడున్న ప్రతిదీ అర్థం చేసుకున్నామని experts చెప్తున్నారు, కానీ ఈ ఆలయం యొక్క, అసలు పేరు కూడా మనకు తెలియదని మనం అంగీకరించాలి.  నేను దీన్ని, బావ్కా ఆలయం అనే పిలుస్తున్నాను, కానీ బావ్కా అనేది ఈ ఊరి పేరు, అందుకే నేను దీనిని సూచనగా, ఈ ఆలయాన్ని బావ్కా అని అంటున్నాను.
- Praveen Mohan Telugu 
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wayti-blog · 1 year
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Ancient Egypt was a metaphysical blossoming period
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nathansurrealart · 1 month
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This is a detail from a very old dream, it reappeared in my mind the other day, I had to draw it immediately before I forgot it again.
I wish I could show the rest of this location from different angles, there's so much more to see. I really should try and recreate some of these places in 3D to show them fully. Just a picture isn't enough...
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