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Usernamealreadyinuse ,

I find this so freaky interesting! Wow!!!

Think about the stories told, how many people passed through there, how it was build, who might have hid there!

Amazing!

Also, for the ones who read the demon cycle, this is how i imagined Ruins of Anoch Sun

MonkderZweite ,

www.historicmysteries.com/archaeology/…/30684/

Usernamealreadyinuse ,

Thanks

dan1101 ,

Real life Kenshi game.

DaMonsterKnees ,

Ehhhhhhh, now there’s a lemming after my heart. Very nice!

shani66 ,

Couldn’t be, no one is being peaked to death

Pyr_Pressure ,

I wonder if someone could get super insanely rich by building a pipeline to the middle of the desert from the ocean, digging a giant hole and building a beach resort on formerly worthless land.

haruajsuru ,

I think you should be already super rich to build the giant pipe tho

evranch ,

Nah you just need to find some suckers idiots investors who want in on this innovative and brilliant idea.

Then honestly you don’t even have to build the pipe

Rodeo ,

You can only steal investor money if you’re already rich and the investment is coming from the government.

rickyrigatoni ,

It’s easy to pretend to be rich. Ferrari rentals are actually pretty cheap.

evranch ,

Nah, it’s easy as this project would be like most mining startups - you just need a liar and a hole in the ground

frostwhitewolf ,

You’re basically describing Dubai

trolololol ,

Dubai is over the sea, no need for long pipes

Agent641 ,

laughs in Salton Sea

lemmefixdat4u ,

Realistically, a project importing sea water inland would likely salt up the freshwater aquifer beneath the desert…creating more desert - elsewhere.

Gullible ,

How does it keep from being submerged in sand? The ground around the ksar is a different shade, is that what prevents piling? Or is the area bereft of wind? Did they build the area underneath or is it naturally occurring? I have too many questions!

OhmsLawn ,

I’m imagining one poor caretaker with a leaf blower lol

acockworkorange ,

Broom*

WhiskyTangoFoxtrot ,

Fine. A broom blower.

expatriado ,

maybe what we see is just the tip

MonkderZweite ,

You would build a castle in the desert on a natural aquifier too, no? There might have been an oasis long before this was built.

Agent641 ,

Fossilised sandworm

Madison420 ,

Built on a natural outcrop, most are or were also likely on top of accessible aquifers.

dejected_warp_core ,

Thank you. I couldn’t figure out how in the world they managed to get mud or even mortar to build a structure like that, in such an environment. I don’t know why “dig a well” was the farthest thing from my mind.

ton618 ,

Inside these structures, normally, there would be rooms for > > travelers to be used freely and allow them to rest and recuperate. Some caravanserai had libraries and thus it has been assumed that these areas also acted as a cultural hotspots where ideas and beliefs could be shared or discussed. Many travelers from around the world will have stopped at these on their journey to the African trader centers.> link

That’s so cool, wonder about the amazing stories that must have been told at these places!

littlebluespark ,
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So, you all meet in the inn deep in the vast desert… Let’s go around the table and describe your characters…

Jilanico ,
@Jilanico@lemmy.world avatar

Half-Jinn warrior from Cairo, equally offended by white actors in bronzer and the blue man group.

homesweethomeMrL ,

There’s a movie at that link of walking through the building, it’s really cool!

aniki ,

Sounds a lot like a mountain hut on the trails full of hikers taking a break for a bit only on a much bigger scale.

LillyPip ,

Some caravanserai had libraries

I’m feeling a major drive to watch Avatar again.

Mango ,

In one of these I’m pretty sure you can learn a new dragon shout.

Allero ,

This looks like it’s the size of a palm. Hard to scale

ladicius ,

Tilt shift does that.

SubArcticTundra ,
@SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml avatar

I think it’s because the dunes have the same shape as the bumps in wet sand on the beach

I_Fart_Glitter ,

The video and pictures here give a better idea of the scale.

www.historicmysteries.com/archaeology/…/30684/

Allero ,

Thanks! Already searched for more

Kolanaki ,
@Kolanaki@yiffit.net avatar

Worlds oldest surviving sand castle.

I_Fart_Glitter ,

I want to fill it with cheesecake and bake it.

TotalFat ,

In Algerian desert, desert bakes you!

tfowinder ,

Reminds me of One of the fort in Skyrim with Bandits in basement.

Chriszz ,

Like some randomly generated structure you’d find in an empty area of an open world game. Has monsters in the basement and loot

Jilanico ,
@Jilanico@lemmy.world avatar

This reminds me of the buried library in Avatar 🦉

BassaForte ,
@BassaForte@lemmy.world avatar

Same lol that’s immediately what I thought of.

RGB3x3 ,

Have we checked it for Wan Shi Tong?

Jilanico ,
@Jilanico@lemmy.world avatar

I’m not going in there, he knows Foggy Swamp Style!!

mightyfoolish ,

Looks like someone left the Coliseum in the sun for too long.

BeigeAgenda ,
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Usul, welcome to Sietch Tabr

AuntieFreeze ,

As written.

DaMonsterKnees ,

And it apparently had one helluva shield wall.

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