Saadian Tombs
The Saadian dynasty ruled in southern Morocco in the 16th and 17th centuries.
There are the remains of about 60 members of the dynasty within the mausoleum, outside are the graves of servants and soldiers.
February 1, 2007
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Atacama Giant
In the Peruvian and Chilean desert, there are numerous, gigantic drawings made by carefully moving aside the dark pebbles thereby exposing the brighter soil underneath. The most famous examples of this technique are the so-called "geoglyphs" in Nazca Peru. As the area is mostly flat, these can only be appreciated from a plane! Did their builders already have the technology to take to air either with a balloon as some believe or even using alien technology as others imply? Or were the images only supposed to be seen by the gods or shamans who could "leave their body" in a state ...