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The Lost Cities of the Cloud People
The figures balance aloft on the ledge of a cliff, their gaze fixed where the first rays of the rising sun will appear, waiting for a new day to dawn. Known by the name Warriors of the Clouds, the Chachapoyas were an ancient Andean people who inhabited the mist-swathed rainforests of what is now northern Peru. They were wiped out some five hundred years ago, and looking out over the vast Utcubamba Valley, these figures stand as remnants of their once great civilisation.
Continue reading...Paris Evolving Under the Gaze of Notre Dame’s Gargoyles
Thursday, July 23, 2009
They sit perched atop dizzying heights, often unnoticed by human eyes but ever watchful of our movements. They have outlived us by centuries and under their gaze the story of a city's sins and changing face can be told. The gargoyles of the famous Notre Dame Cathedral – half man, half beast – preside over Paris, and have done so since the medieval era. To them, whole generations pass in the blink of a stony eye.
Continue reading...Enter the Dragonfly [PICS]
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
![Enter the Dragonfly [PICS]](http://inlinethumb52.webshots.com/44467/2495621020105101600S600x600Q85.jpg)
With those kempt whiskers and that smile – not to mention those baby blue eyes – the dragonfly seems to be asking sweetly to be anthropomorphised. Still, putting the “Gillette, the best a man can get” jests to one side for the moment, there does seem to be something extra-specially human about the dragonfly.
Continue reading...7 Lost Cities of India
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Visit the bustling sea ports, prosperous centres of trade, beautiful houses of worship and powerhouse capital cities of great empires in this collection of the seven lost cities of India. Although they eventually fell to war or natural disaster, their legacies live on in majestic temples, sophisticated art pieces and the knowledge and techniques developed by ancient cities' citizens in agriculture, bead-making and metallurgy. So hop on and enjoy the ride back in time!
Continue reading...Mad Japanese Kid Lives in Ancient Hut that he Created
Friday, February 13, 2009
On warm, summer nights, kids might ask their parents to let them set up a tent so they can sleep under the stars. If they get too cold, or feel that the ground is too hard, they'll just find their way back to their comfy beds. But this is not the case with the industrious 14-year-old Shogo Kasai; he built his very own Jomon period Japanese pit house - similar to the one above - out of bamboo and rice straw, and intends to live in it for a few weeks at a time!
Continue reading...Stonehenge May Have Been a Burial Ground
Monday, June 2, 2008
By Vlad Jecan Image by Frédéric Vincent This enigmatic structure has been the source of all kinds of speculation, from scientific to popular beliefs. Perhaps you even are familiar with the myths that still float within the two meter-high stones.
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Monday, August 24, 2009
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