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[https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/2019/02/14/yet-another-southwest-incipient-preservation-archaeology-in-southwest-ethiopia/ by John R. Welch 15/2/19 Archaeology Southwest] | [https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/2019/02/14/yet-another-southwest-incipient-preservation-archaeology-in-southwest-ethiopia/ by John R. Welch 15/2/19 Archaeology Southwest] | ||
(February 15, 2019)—What is it that keeps push-pulling me toward the equator and setting sun? My earliest engagements with archaeology included a fifth-grade fieldtrip from my Denver hometown through the Four Corners, where all-new exposures to cliff dwellings, families of Navajo shepherds, and enchiladas (among other cosmic revelations) blew my inner-city-kid mind. | (February 15, 2019)—What is it that keeps push-pulling me toward the equator and setting sun? My earliest engagements with archaeology included a fifth-grade fieldtrip from my Denver hometown through the Four Corners, where all-new exposures to cliff dwellings, families of Navajo shepherds, and enchiladas (among other cosmic revelations) blew my inner-city-kid mind. | ||
=====Archeologists ponder use of ancient limestone balls discovered in Jordan Valley===== | |||
[https://www.ynetnews.com/health_science/article/ryxabfdrn by Yogev Israeli 9/7/23 net Global] | |||
Limestone balls uncovered at the site of a prehistoric settlement dating to 1.4 million years ago are a testament to efforts made to achieve a perfect geometry but their purpose baffles researchers to this day. An analysis of ancient stone balls suggests that the early human inhabitants had an appreciation for geometry and symmetry. | |||
