Another look at the Nugahric

[Old Crank]

This site has a special well. The stairs and pool at the bottom are lit by the sun during the equinox months. From about 1000 BC.
The low walls were fences. It is interesting that the description waxes poetically about the workmanship of the pool and entrance but the low walls, which are 3,000 years old, took no particular skill to build....





Low skill walls....


Symbiosys


View from the top of a structure


Sheep in the sunlight.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. These are not only historically interesting, but also in their own right. All are wonderful!

I get a pretty good idea what they must have looked like when they were first built.

Beautiful shots! Thank you, my dear Old Crank!

[Old Crank]

6. Thanks Peggy

[Bayard]

2. Dry stacked rock walls take a lot of patience to build

Amazing that these have lasted for centuries.

Thanks for posting.

[Old Crank]

7. They did use somr mud

and small stones but still.

Stanford had a dry stack work of art constructed on campus and teh artist brought in a Scot to do the work.

[Bayard]

10. Wonderful!

I tried building one around my big flower garden, but it kept falling apart, especially with cats playing on it all the time. I gave up and built a gabion wall.

[HAB911]

3. Exquisite workmanship

and great photos too!

[brer cat]

4. Interesting shots, Old Crank.

[Old Crank]

8. Thanks

I knew nothing about these people or structures until 2 weeks ago...

[Mousetoescamper]

5. Splendid photos and a fascinating site!

[Old Crank]

9. Thank you

It was fun going to several sites and getting different light.