Thursday Postcard Hunt - Ancient (geology, buildings, artifacts)
Ancient (geology, buildings, artifacts)
Fremont people (700-1300) petroglyphs in Capital Reef National Park, Utah.
Detail of Tutankhamun (1334-1325bce) harpooning. Egyptian Museum Cairo
Remains of a sunken schooner that washed to shore in Point Beach State Park (now Point Beach State Forest) in the late 1980s - early 1990s. It may be part of the 1857 schooner James Navagh.
Next week: Clocks - or daily rituals: eating, working, arrivals/departures
Very interesting postcards. Sorry if they seem aliens to me, in the first postcard :)
ReplyDeleteA lot of them do. I know the huge ones in Peru, Nasca lines, and others, used to be attributed to aliens! Of course, they used to say that about the pyramids too!
DeleteI think of petroglyphs as ancient bits of graffiti that are more meaningful than our current graffiti. The detail in Tutankhamun is astounding. A schooner on land was unexpected!
ReplyDeleteOur current graffiti is often just vandalism. Some is pretty, but too much of it.
DeleteFascinating image of the petroglyphs! I agree with Eva: they look like aliens. The ship relict is impressive.
ReplyDeleteI like those petroglyphs too.
DeleteNice cards. I grew up in the desert west and so I love petroglyphs. Frustrating that we can only guess at their meaning.
ReplyDeleteYour Skywatch Friday brings them to us when Spare Parts and Pics finds them on his treks!
DeleteI really like that first one.
ReplyDeleteMe too! Giant spacemen with sheep, or teeny tiny sheep and... well, aliens!
DeleteA nice span of eras. I agree with the "a spaceman came travelling" vibe of the first.
ReplyDeleteLisa, your postcard of the Fremont petroglyphs is particularly captivating! It reminds me of the postcard that I have that show stunning paintings of animals in a cave in Lascaux, France. It's amazing how people from such different cultures and times could leave their mark on stone in similar ways. These are truly fascinating wonders of the ancient world!
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