Wesley Cowman Dusenbery CIV 111 10/3/2013 The Pyramids vs. The Parthenon Ancient civilizations were capable of producing awe inspiring architectural feats. This holds true with the Egyptians and Romans. The Egyptian Pyramids and the Greek Parthenon are architectural marvels today even though they were built over a thousand years ago. These impressive structures were built over many decades with little tools. By looking at the architecture and understanding the purpose of each structure people
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Copper is one of the few metals that have been mined for more than 100 decades globally. According to M.G.C Wilson (1989) copper has been mined since the early 3000 BC in Cyprus. In the ancient times copper was used for making tools‚ weapons‚ ornaments and many household utensils. Copper is the third most widely used metal after aluminium (Al) and iron (Fe) because of its high durability (Doebrich et.al‚2009). In the Southern African region copper has been extracted by the early inhabitants long
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The Stonehenge original purpose may never be truly known but even so‚ archaeologists have thought up of theories to why this monument was erected. The most influential theories explain that the monument may have been to keep track of the movement of the sun‚ as a cemetery for the elite‚ a healing place‚ or a team building exercise. The Stonehenge is located on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire‚ England. It is believed that construction started around 3000 B.C.‚ in the Neolithic Period‚ and lasted through
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To gaze upon the majestic ruins of the Mayan civilisation which collapsed over a thousand years ago‚ one is often stirred with wonder and a deep sense of curiosity (Diamond‚ 2005‚ p157-8). What happened to this great empire and what brought about its demise? The tremendous task of erecting such elaborate and colossal structures was clearly performed by the hands of a well-organized and adept group of humans (Crist and Paganini‚ 1980‚ pg24). Their empire occupied a vast area of roughly 325000 square
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The Washington Monument has many magnificent physical features. Like how it is the tallest freestanding structure in the United States of America. Standing at 515 feet tall! It is located in between 15th and 17th presidential street. It was designed to look like an Egyptian obelisk. There is also an elevator that lets you go up to the top on the inside‚ but you can’t go on the outside of the Washington Monument. The reason that they did that was so that people could see the cracks from the earthquake
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St. Mary’s Basilica One of the most recognizable and the biggest churches in Poland. It was built in 14th century in the Gothic style has two towers. The bigger one is 82meters high and the smaller is 69 meter. Inside the church visitors can admire the famous alter made by Wit Stwosz. This is the biggest gothic alter in Europe which measure 11 x 13 meters. Main Market Square Main Market Square in Cracow is perfectly square (200 x 200 meters). This is the crossroads of 11 streets. In the past
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Machu Picchu is an absoultely stunning travel destination. Why? The stonework is some of the finest. The location was once a mystery and what it used to be is exhilarating. And last‚ there is just such beautiful artwork. One of the the amazing things is that the stoneworks at Machu Picchu is in the finest quality. In the article The Stones of Machu Picchu‚ Duane Damon states‚ "...walls of white granite ashlars [stone building blocks] carefully cut and exquisilely bitted together" (Damon). What
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The Ancient Egyptians were an advanced civilization with many inventions. Each invention ignited an idea to create one after another. Three inventions that were erected was the pyramids‚ the hieroglyphics‚ and the process of mummification. One of the advanced inventions in Ancient Egypt were the pyramids. Stone and limestone were used to construct the the pyramids. The blocks had to be cut perfectly‚ and each block was two and a half tons. In total‚ a pyramid was built to house the pharaohs‚ as well
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Located in Southeastern Turkey‚ about 15 km from Sanliurfa‚ an ancient city which was also referred to as "City of the prophets‚" is Gobekli Tepe‚ the oldest man-made temple founded today (2). It dates back to 10‚000 BCE‚ and was discovered by Klaus Schmidt beginning with his excavations in 1995 with his team from the German Archeological Institute. The time period of Gobekli Tepe was put under category of the Pre-pottery Neolithic A Period‚ dating from 9600-7300 BCE (1). Schmidt explains
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Newgrange is a large circular hill with a diameter of ninety three yards‚ a height of fifteen yards‚ and an area of around one acre. The pathway inside Newgrange is under sixty feet long and guides you to a room with three openings that lead to other‚ smaller chambers. This room is roofed by a trussed supported ceiling‚ that has not been repaired in anyway since it was discovered. The cairn that covers the tomb is calculated to weigh two hundred thousand tons. Out of the three recesses the one on
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