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NEW UPDATE: The Taraia Object Expedition has been postponed until 2026.

The delay stems from ongoing permit approval processes requiring additional clearance from the Kiribati government, and the onset of the South Pacific cyclone season, which poses safety risks for a late-2025 departure.

The mission’s plans remain unchanged otherwise.
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UPDATE: The expedition will start on November 4, 2025

A joint team from Purdue University (where Earhart worked in the 1930s and which funded her plane), the Purdue Research Foundation, and the Archaeological Legacy Institute ispreparing for a three-week expedition to investigate the site.
Jordan Miller · 62w
I’m open ears, where would you recommend?
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The Kofun tombs, preserved for over 1,600 years, are now surrounded by modern-day Osaka.

The colossal keyhole-shaped Daisen Kofun is specifically oriented toward the sunrise at the winter solstice.

It is one of the three largest ancient tombs in the world, alongside the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt and the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor in China.



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These lines stretching with precise straightness for up to 48kms have lasted over 1,500 years and this despite being etched in just 10–15cms deep.

The monkey’s spiral tail follows a near-perfect logarithmic curve.

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Don’t trust, verify! Here are the coordinates to check the alignment:

Astronomical Center Point (Watch Tower):
42°50'31"N 71°12'35"W

Summer Solstice Sunrise Stone:
42°50'33"N 71°12'31"W
mccrmx · 64w
A line directly westward would mean they have the same latitude, which they don't. If they don't mean "directly westward" then they just mean at some angle vaguely to the west, which makes this a mean...
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Hey @mccrmx I just got the coordinates if you’d like to verify it for yourself

Hey @crrdlx, I just got the coordinates if you’d like to verify it yourself

Astronomical Center Point (Watch Tower):
42°50'31"N 71°12'35"W

Summer Solstice Sunrise Stone:
42°50'33"N 71°12'31"W