From England/Malta,June 1999: Stonehenge,
England: 
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The next are from the Island of Malta. The first picture to the left is from a temple named Mnajdra. This temple is aligned to the solstices and the equinoxes. Next, the biggest stone used for construction on malta, from the ancient temple of Hagar Qim. |
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This picture is a favorite, at lunch with the famous author, Zecharia Sitchin. |
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In
Egypt, on a Nile cruise dinner with another author, |
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New pictures from Mexico, December 1999:
The following shots are from Egypt, September 1999:
This series is from one of the most famous monuments in the world, the Sphinx. There are some special features you should notice. The lines that run vertical (like the space between teeth) are examples of rain water erosion. The patterns that run horizontal are from flooding, sand or wind.
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horizontal patterns |
look above my head |
text book example of rain water erosion |
different angle |
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In recent history, the Sphinx was The Sphinx was covered at least twice to its neck in sand, which means there was no time for the rain water to due this kind of damage, unless we go much farther back in time. When was the last time there was enough rain in the Sahara desert to cause such an extensive amount of erosion? It wasn't just a couple of years to create the depth and detail we see here. Computer models and geologists say that 10,000 - 12,000 years ago was the last time the Sahara had that much rain.
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