Hosting and Toasting, 2018 Путешественник

Lorraine sitting amid El Cajon, one of six pueblos in the Monument

Note the fine masonry joining boulder and "brick."

Original support beam carbon dated to 1268

Note that the structure in the center is built atop a free-standing giant boulder.

Rooms with a View [Hovenweep]

31 марта 2018 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C

As noted, the Anasazi were remarkable masons. And the ones at Hovenweep were the best of the best. They shaped and fitted stone walls together almost seamlessly. See the one picture here that shows the melding of bolder and "brick." Most of the structures around Hovenweep were built in a 50-year period beginning around 1225 and then abadoned by 1300 due to a decades-long drought. The lessons of climate change we ignore at our own peril.Читать далее

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