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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.
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.
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.
Laetoli in Serengeti, Tanzania
3.6-3.8 million-year-old hominin footprints preserved in volcanic ash, showing upright bipedalism with human-like features
3.6-3.8 million-year-old hominin footprints preserved in volcanic ash, showing upright bipedalism with human-like features
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Lago di Scanno is a heart-shaped lake in Italy <3
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@ me if you’re looking for peculiar places to visit near you
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I’m open ears, where would you recommend?
The Almendres Cromlech near Évora in Portugal is an 8,000-year-old stone circle, the biggest in the Iberian Peninsula.
The site is on an east-facing hill. From there, only one mountain gap is visible, and during the equinoxes, the sun sets directly in that gap.
There’s also a menhir at the hilltop that has a notch in which the spring equinox sunrise can be seen.
The site is on an east-facing hill. From there, only one mountain gap is visible, and during the equinoxes, the sun sets directly in that gap.
There’s also a menhir at the hilltop that has a notch in which the spring equinox sunrise can be seen.
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https://open.substack.com/pub/jordanlmiller/p/touching-down-in-europe?r=46j2en&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
https://blossom.primal.net/8e9902575150c652f03d88f89bb9745923edd...
If you’re ever looking for ancient sites to explore around where you’re at, I’d gladly give you some recommendations
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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.
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.
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.
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
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
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