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Brown University's Great Temple Excavation, at Petra, Jordan. Gigapan taken by Ian Straughn. |
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Brown University's Great Temple Excavation, at Petra, Jordan. Gigapan taken by Ian Straughn. |
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Brown University's Great Temple Excavation, at Petra, Jordan. Gigapan taken by Ian Straughn. |
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Brown University's Great Temple Excavation, at Petra, Jordan. Gigapan taken by Ian Straughn. |
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Brown University's Great Temple Excavation, at Petra, Jordan. Gigapan taken by Ian Straughn. |
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This monument was set aside to preserve and protect the largest concentration of archaeological sites in the United States. Paleo-Indian inhabitation of the region extends back at least 10,000 years. As of 2005 over 6000 individual archaeological sites have been identified within the monument , the largest being Sand Canyon Pueblo which contains at least 420 rooms 90 kivas and 14 towers. |
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Brown University's Great Temple Excavation, at Petra, Jordan. Gigapan taken by Ian Straughn. |
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A gigapan of the faculty and graduate students of Brown University's Joukowsky Institute, taken at the Joukowsky Institute's current home, 70 Waterman Street, Providence, RI. As you can see, there was a bit of moving around going on in the middle, leading to some cyborgs in the center of the photo! |
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A 360 view of the Castel-Merle Vallon outside of Sergeac in the Perigord region of southwestern France. The vallon has 9 Paleolithic archaeological sites spanning the Mousterian, Aurignacian, and Gravettian periods. the active archaeological site of Abri Castanet is visible. |
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This image shows the sight lines between these two major Petra monuments. One can also zoom in on the problems facing the Winged Lion Temple from its exposure to the elements following its excavation. GigaPan taken by Ian Straughn. |