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Rock Art History of Madhya Pradesh: Adamgarh & Nagori
Rock art, that is paintings and carvings on natural rock formations, is one of the earliest forms of creative expression and a universal phenomenon among prehistoric societies. An instrument of communication rather than simply art, it is...
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Rock Drawings of Valcamonica
The rock drawings of Valcamonica are prehistoric petroglyphs carved in the glacier-polished, grey-purple Permian sandstone of the Camonica valley that extends for 90 km in the Italian provinces of Brescia and Bergamo in Lombardy. The name...
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Uluru
Uluru (also known as Ayers Rock and pronounced: ool-or-roo) is a large natural sandstone rock formation located in the Northern Territory of Australia. It stands at a massive 348 meters tall and measures a lengthy 9.4 km in width. The sandstone...
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Black Rock with Family
Sioux: Black Rock with family, painting by George Catlin, 1854.
Ethnological Museum, Berlin.
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Spider Rock, Canyon de Chelly
Spider Rock, Canyon de Chelly, Arizona, USA. The canyon boasts 5,000 years of habitation, including the Ancestral Pueblan Culture from c. 700 CE.
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Zen Rock Garden, Ryoanji
The Zen rock garden of Ryoanji temple, Kyoto, Japan. The garden dates to c. 1500 CE but the exact significance of its 15 stones is unknown except that they are designed to promote meditation.
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Never Seen: The Trace of a Jewish Spirit from Mesopotamia
The Story Begins from a Dead End August 25, 2015 was a very hot day of summer but its omen was a very promising one! That day, I was with my friend, Mr. Hashim Hama Abdulla, director of the Sulaymaniyah Museum in Iraq, walking in the main...
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Adamgarh Rock Art Cave Painting by Shirishkumar Patil Part 2.mpg
Ancient petroglyphs on Adamgarh hills consist of petroglyphs (rock paintings); it is a site of National importance it is two kilometres away from the main city Hoshangabad.The Adamgarh Hills are around 2 kms away from Hoshangabad. The remains...
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Jerusalem, Israel: Temple Mount and The Dome of the Rock
More info about Rick's travels to Israel: http://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/read/articles/why-visit-israel Jerusalem is alive with religious tradition and passion — Christian, Muslim, and Jewish. Within a 10-minute walk you can...
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The Hyphasis Mutiny
The so-called Hyphasis Mutiny was a conflict between Alexander the Great (356-323 BCE) and his army following their victory at the river Hydaspes in 326 BCE. Alexander voiced plans for further conquests in the Indian subcontinent, however...