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💧🌏 Greg Cocks

Ancient Stone Walls And Power - What Data Science Tools Can Reveal In African Archaeology
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phys.org/news/2025-02-ancient- <-- shared technical article
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doi.org/10.1007/s10437-024-095 <-- shared paper
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hdl.handle.net/10520/EJC94127 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #ancient #stonewall #ancienthistory #history #Africa #archaeology #datascience #spatialanalysis #visibility #culture #cultural #landmarks #ancestral #community #village #home #residential #environment #viewshed #visible #hidden #settlements #walls #sociopolitical #spatiotemporal #Arcreate #Magaliesberg #visibilityanalysis #landscape #Kaditshwene #Molokwane #Marothodi #SothoTswana #farming #agriculture #LateFarmingCommunities #LiDAR #household #kraal #homestead

Map showing the distribution of the three settlements Kaditshwene, Marothodi, and Molokwane and nearby modern towns in the Magaliesberg region, South Africa.
LiDAR image showing the stone walls at Molokwane. High elevation terrain in orange or red, turning to green as elevation decreases.
Viewshed in Marothodi; this map shows the degree of visibility of the kraal vector outline (high, low) from the surrounding dwelling structures and raster surface at the household scalar level. The color blue/green represents a low visibility of the kraal vectors as lines from the dwelling structures, while brown represents a high visibility of the kraal vectors from the dwelling structures, as generated from the Viewshed analysis tool
photo - part of the stonewalling at Molokwane
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Castle of the Teutonic Order, Malbork, Poland

In what areas is the castle in Malbork record-breaking?

1) The largest brick castle in the world - a fortress so fortified that it was never conquered militarily, the inhabitants could survive 3 years without any supplies, and the monastery part was accessed by 4 bridges thrown over the water.

2) The largest kitchen hood in the world - the most exquisite food of the Middle Ages came out of the kitchen, this was confirmed by important heads of Europe at that time, it was also tasted by King Casimir the Great.

3) The largest sculpture of medieval Europe - the Malbork Madonna is over 8 meters high, it was recreated by modern conservators, covered with a mosaic containing real gold. It can be seen on the castle walls of the chapel, from under the ticket office building. Interestingly, the glass cubes were brought from Venice, and the gold elements from Gdańsk.

4) The largest number of latrines in a stronghold in the Middle Ages - even cooks had their own toilet, and cabbage leaves were often used as toilet paper, which also had medicinal properties, e.g. anti-inflammatory.

5) The largest number of wells in a castle in the Middle Ages. Interestingly, the fortress also had access to running water.

6) The oldest underfloor heating in these lands - large stones in the basement were heated in fireplaces and acted as storage furnaces. The heat escaped into the rooms through special holes in the floors.

#malbork #zamek #castle #polska #poland #historia #history #architecture #architektura #gothicarchitecture #gothic #widok #landscape #krajobraz #krzyzacy #zakon #teutonicorder #teutonicknights #knights #rycerze #walls #wall #mury #mur #defensivetower #defensivewall #defensivewalls #tower #wieza
#закон#wieza
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sven_md

when #naturephotography meets #streets and #buildings to takeover what others try to asphalt, or brick by brick below the surface

looks like near a shore if watching the #water maybe seeing a ship to sail or kept neaby by an anchor?

pinterest.com/pin/138485757451

bit more hashtags that fit to your snapshot there...
#building #WindowWednesday #outdoor #outdoors #streetphotography #doors #walls #wood #pavement #stones #sky #clouds #calm #SilentSunday #sun #shadow #travelling #travel

PinterestDeserted-Abandoned-Places-Pics | Abandoned places, Abandoned cities, Abandoned housesSome find the abandoned places creepy, while others consider them exciting and they are even eager to explore them. Since not everyone has the opportunity as well as the necessary skills to go on an adventure themselves and travel to these eerie destinations, other explorers make sure they capture their discoveries and…
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John Bloor Printmaker

Here's my final Harbour Walls print. Yes I gave it a name. I think this is a pretty accurate representation of the colours.

There are 24 in the edition and it will be available in my shop later today.

It's easily my most ambitious print to date, in fact my next few will be half the number of layers. My son kept telling me that 12 layers was too many and I should reduce them.

A 12 layer screen print of a harbour in an abstract style
#harbourwalls#habourabstract#harbour
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