Last gasp for the Lourdes of the Americas
Last gasp for the Lourdes of the Americas
Shimmering beneath the scorching sun of the Peruvian desert is an extraordinary sight - a tiny settlement, complete with lagoon, lush palm groves, carob trees, cafes, neatly clipped lawns, 100-strong population and even the odd swimming pool. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago
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 300,000 yr-old water sustains desert palm trees
300,000 yr-old water sustains desert palm trees
A researcher has discovered that a palm tree oasis in the middle of the central Australian desert is tapping into water that is about 300,000-years-old. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago
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 New Evidence From Earliest Known Human Settlement In The Americas
New Evidence From Earliest Known Human Settlement In The Americas
New evidence from the Monte Verde archaeological site in southern Chile confirms its status as the earliest known human settlement in the Americas and provides additional support for the theory that one early migration route followed the Pacific Coast more than 14,000 years ago. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago
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 The Desert Obelisk
The Desert Obelisk
In Desert Obelisk a robotic rabbit and a floating goldfish take turns to place objects in an obelisk in a desert. Which makes a for a grow-esque point'n'click game and a description from me that sounds like I have gone insane

Cannot figure this out so far. picked by doggylives 5 months ago
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 Radar Investigations of the Sahara Desert
Radar Investigations of the Sahara Desert
The Sahara Desert is remarkable in many ways. It is a place, which changes constantly. The Desert was once green and now you will have to walk miles to reach an oasis. The desert is shrinking and then it grows again. With help of sophisticated radar instruments, it is possible to penetrate sand cover and examine some of the secrets buried under the sand of... picked by octoberrain 1 year ago
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 UCLA-Dutch team uncovers Egypt's earliest agricultural settlement
UCLA-Dutch team uncovers Egypt's earliest agricultural settlement
Archaeologists from UCLA and the University of Groningen (RUG) in the Netherlands have found the earliest evidence ever discovered of an ancient Egyptian agricultural settlement, including farmed grains, remains of domesticated animals, pits for cooking and even floors for what appear to be dwellings. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago
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