The sandy hills of the Chilean dessert are full of geoglyphs! They were made by precolumbian civilisations and are of great historical value. I had seen picutrs of many of them online, but seeing them in real life is something special! Definitely worth it!
#atacama #geoglyphs #chile #dessert #precolumbian #history #monument #ancientcivilisation
Satellite Imagery May Provide Missing Puzzle Piece In Easter Island Saga
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https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/21/science/easter-island-what-happened-civilization-collapse-scn/index.html <-- shared media article
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https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.ado1459 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #earthobservation #drone #drones #imagery #foodsecurity #archaeology #EasterIsland #RapaNui #sustainability #resources #rockgardens #rockgardening #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #demographics #subsistence #satellite #infrared #SWIR #AI #machinelearning #model #modeling #agriculture #farming #infrastructure #ancientcivilisation #Pacific
How An Ancient Society In The Sahara Desert Rose And Fell With Groundwater
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https://phys.org/news/2023-10-ancient-society-sahara-rose-fell.html <-- shared technical article
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https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2023AM/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/391971 <-- shared GSA abstract
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#mapping #water #hydrology #groundwater #ancientcivilisation #Africa #NorthAfrica #hydrogeology #waterresources #irrigation #farming #agriculture #crops #technology #watersecurity #Garamantians #garamantes #WadielAgial #Libya #extraction #archaeology #hyperarid #arid #desert #Sahara #Holocene #climate #MessakSettafet #ancientempire #alluvialfans #foggara #qanat
