Wednesday, March 24, 2021

PLAIN OF JARS - Archaeological

 The Plain of Jars is dated to the Iron Age (500 BCE to 500 CE) and is one of the most fascinating and important sites for studying Southeast Asian prehistory. 

The Plain of Jars has the potential to shed light on the relationship between increasingly complex societies and megalithic structures and provide insight into social organisation…














Saturday, March 20, 2021

DOOR TO HELL ON EARTH

 

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Friday, June 8, 2012

Strawberry Lake of Senegal

A Boat Floats On What Looks Like A Huge Strawberry Milk-Lake.
The Wooden Vessels Were Photographed From The Air Bobbing On Lake Retba, In Senegal.
From Above The Mass Of Water, Which Spans One Square Mile, Looks Staggeringly Similar To A Giant Milkshake.


Salt Lake Retba in Senegal is highlighted in an unusual color. Microbiologist Bernard Oliver found out the reason for such an unusual color.



The lake contains a microorganism Dunaliella salina, which absorbs the solar colors, highlights the pigment of strawberry-milky color. The bizarre colour is caused by high levels of salt – with some areas containing up to 40% of the condiment.



This organism does not prevent the local population to produce salt.



All salt is extracted by hand and transported to shore in the ordinary wooden boats.



They produce a red pigment that absorbs and uses the energy of sunlight to create more energy, turning the water pink.



“Lakes like Retba and the Dead Sea, which have high salt concentrations, were once thought to be incompatible with life – hence the names. But they are very much alive.”



Salt collectors can often be seen scouring the expanse to remove the valuable mineral – but first have to coat their skin with sheer butter.



This helps protect their skin from exposure to the intense salt levels in the three metre deep lake.



Salt crystals cling to the bodies of miners who work the lake everyday to extract its contents.



And towering piles of collected salt litter the shoreline. Villagers then process it before selling and using the valuable mineral.









Saturday, July 2, 2011

5 Strangest Beaches of the World

5 Strangest Beaches of the World

Punalu'u Beach

Punalu'u Beach is the most visited of the few black sand beaches on Hawaii's Big Island and the stunningly black sand is actually volcanic rock, deposited as lava and subsequently cooled when met by the ocean. Apparently to take any of the sand home would result in you being cursed by a volcano goddess by the name of Pele.

Papakolea Beach

One of only 2 green sand beaches in the world, the truly magnificent sight of Papakolea Beach can be experienced by travelling to Hawaii's Ka'u district. Again, the unique colour of its sand can be attributed to volcanic activity - specifically, the green hue belongs to the abundance of olivine crystals which have been produced as a result of a nearby cinder cone erupting and eroding.





Hyams Beach

You may need to wear your shades when visiting Hyams Beach in New South Wales, Australia, but not just due to the sun. It's not surprising after looking at photos but this sublime stretch of beach is home to the whitest sand in the world, an honour awarded by the Guinness Book of Records

 


Pfeiffer Beach

The hills surrounding Pfeiffer Beach in Big Sur, California, are rich in Manganese Garnet. A result of this being washed down onto the beach is the colour scheme you can see above - the entire stretch of sand has become a shifting, pink and purple canvas. Although it's probably inedible, I can't help picturing a bowl of Raspberry Ripple ice-cream every time I see it.





Kaihalulu

You won't find many beaches elsewhere in the world with sand as red as this one. Kaihalulu, or Red Sand Beach, is situated on the island of Maui and can thank the neighbouring cindercone hill for its intensely deep red appearance.



Mysterious Sailing Stones of Death Valley


Sailing Stones also known as Sliding Rocks or Moving Rocks are a Geological Phenomenon where Rocks move in Long Tracks along a Smooth Valley Floor without Human or Animal Intervention.
 
They have been recorded and studied in a number of Places around Racetrack Plaza, Death Valley, where the Number and Length of Travel Grooves are Notable. 
 
The Force behind their Movement is not Understood and is subject to Research.


These are some 


Mysterious Sailing Stones 


of Death Valley


Sailing Stones


also known as


Sliding Rocks


or Moving Rocks


are a Geological Phenomenon


where Rocks


move in Long Tracks


along a Smooth Valley Floor


without Human


or Animal Intervention


They have been recorded


and studied in a number of Place

around Racetrack Plaza, Death Valley, where

the Number and Length of


Travel Grooves are Notable

The Force behind their Movement

is not Understood

and is subject to Research