Earth Sciences 1089F/G Lecture Notes - Nummulite, Badlands, Blackbirding
17 Oct 2022
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Why build a pyramid: there are 3 main pyramids khufu, khafre and menkaure, some think it has to due with religion, some think it has to do with astrology, some think it"s aliens. It took 2. 3 million stone blocks and 20 years. It is suggested that the sphinx (or at least its body) may have existed well before the time of khafre (who he is believed to be guarding: controversy that concerns erosion features observed on the sphinx"s body. Rapa nui (easter island: located 3700km west of chile in south pacific, the island was discovered by dutch sea voyager admiral roggeveen on. Most stand about 5 metres tall and weigh 20-40 tonnes: who lived on easter island, based on genetic evidence, it is believed that easter island was settled in by seafaring polynesian people from the west. Raraku, indicating that they were carved at this site: some statues had red top-knots on the heads of the statues.
