Central watchtower

Central watchtower
This glazed ceramic model of a watchtower shows all the essential features of Han architecture. The basic unit is an enclosure defined by four corner piers with a widely overhanging tile roof supported by a system of cantilevered brackets. In addition, the house has a second roof over the first story, which is elevated on a stepped platform; an exterior staircase; elaborate latticework screens that shield the third story; and a circular central window on the top floor.

The Cave Beasts

When archaeologists make a discovery of such a magnitude it is amazing. This discovery dates back 8,000 years ago before the rise of Egyptian civilization and hunter and gatherers had not domesticated animals. To see the Sahara Desert today, it is crazy to think it was once a fertile, tropical forest. This is an interesting article.

http://ancienthistory.suite101.com/article.cfm/the-cave-beasts





Monday, June 21, 2010

Timbuktu


I did not realize that there is really a place called Timbuktu! Timbuktu is in Mali which is located in West Africa.
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  1. Elizabeth ( Nickname:Elza)July 22, 2010 at 4:05 PM

    It's funny that you brought that up. In the Philippines, they always use that word to describe some place that is at the end of the world or almost non-existent. So, I think many people considers it as a slang word only when in reality it is a place in Africa.

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