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Anthropology

Ichingcarpenter

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2. There are other mysteries about this place

Reply to oldandhappy (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 29, 2014, 10:37 AM

Oct 2014

There are square and round tunnels that bore through and beneath the structure to channel water and air but are too small and long for human to have dug. by hand. There is also a suspected lower undiscovered chamber

The structure is carved from basalt

Moh's scale of hardness, Basalt hardness is an 8
http://www.saudicarbonate.com/files%20tables/moh.htm

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These Structures were carved from the top/down out of a mountain side [View all] Ichingcarpenter Oct 2014 OP

Beautiful! oldandhappy Oct 2014 #1

There are other mysteries about this place Ichingcarpenter Oct 2014 #2

too small for humans - children also? jwirr Oct 2014 #6

Yes..... about 1 foot by 1 foot or less Ichingcarpenter Oct 2014 #7

Maybe water pressure then. This is truly a work of art. jwirr Oct 2014 #8

Here are about 4 different articles at this site Ichingcarpenter Oct 2014 #9

Thank you. jwirr Oct 2014 #13

Thanks for the info and for all the following posts. oldandhappy Oct 2014 #19

this temple is the ONE i remember from Asian Art History nashville_brook Oct 2014 #3

Not impressed packman Oct 2014 #4

heee! BlancheSplanchnik Oct 2014 #12

Or littlemissmartypants Oct 2014 #17

Wow rhett o rick Oct 2014 #5

This is a classic example of "remove everything that doesn't look like...". Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2014 #10

I want this part to it look like the "Mines of Moria" Ichingcarpenter Oct 2014 #11

These days we are more likely to see it built with legos. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2014 #14

Lasers from outerspace! n/t aggiesal Oct 2014 #15

WOW. I love the carved elephants in the last photo. Thanks! catbyte Oct 2014 #16

Kicking. Thank you. nt littlemissmartypants Oct 2014 #18

I should be going there this winter Recursion Oct 2014 #20

This calls to mind the Bill Cosby routine 'Oops!'. greiner3 Oct 2014 #21

Ethiopians did the same thing, but on a smaller scale. alfredo Oct 2014 #22

Amazing, had never known about this. Thank you. n/t Judi Lynn Nov 2014 #24

It's a magical land. alfredo Nov 2014 #25

So glad to learn where Axum is/was, to to learn its name. Want to find out more, now. Thank you. n/t Judi Lynn Dec 2014 #27

I really enjoyed my visits to Axum. alfredo Dec 2014 #28

So glad you shared this. Overwhelmingly wonderful. n/t Judi Lynn Nov 2014 #23

South Asian architecture is amazing. Odin2005 Nov 2014 #26