The Eye of Sahara, also called The Richat Structure is a prominent circular geological feature in the Sahara‘s Adrar Plateau, in west–central Mauritania, Northwest Africa.
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Who are the Ainu People?
The Ainu people are an indigenous group inhabiting the northern regions of Japan and parts of Russia, particularly the Sakhalin Island and the Kuril Islands. The Ainu have a distinct culture and history that sets them apart from the majority of Japanese and Russian populations.
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The Piri Reis map is incorporated in a catalog called the Book of Navigation and most of the maps in this Book of Navigation depict the Marmara Sea, the Bosporus, Cyprus and Crete Islands, the Aegean, and the Mediterranean Sea.
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The colonization of Polynesia which ranges from Hawaii in the north, to Easter Islands in the east, Fiji in the west, and New Zealand in the south, is still a matter of debate.
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The Piri Reis map is a world map compiled in 1513 by the Ottoman admiral and cartographer Piri Reis. Approximately one-third of the map survived; it shows the western coasts of Europe and North Africa and the coast of Brazil with reasonable accuracy.
Found in 1929, the map is a portolan chart with compass roses and a windrose network for navigation. Some speculated that it is an azimuthal equidistant map with the center in Cairo and shows knowledge of spherical trigonometry from the cartographer and South America with the alleged depiction of an ice-free Antarctica. Some argued that the cartographer depicted Antarctica in a time when the ice was not there, and a flying device was used to create the map. What goes against this map is that if the ice would melt the sea level would rise by 50 meters and the shoreline would be different.
The northern coastline of Antarctica is wrong and was created before the Magellan Straight was discovered and most likely the cartographer filled the unknown with a distorted South American shoreline. The Antarctica Shore is 3000 miles north on this map. And we still don’t know “What’s the Idea Behind Piri Reis map?”.
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Who are the Inuit People?
The Inuit People: Masters of the Arctic
In the vast and frigid expanse of the Arctic, a remarkable indigenous culture thrives. The Inuit people, commonly referred to as Eskimos, inhabit the Arctic regions of Canada, Greenland, Alaska, and Siberia. With a rich history spanning thousands of years, they have adapted to the harsh environment, becoming true masters of the Arctic.
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There is archaeological evidence confirming that the oldest continuous civilization on Earth is the Indigenous Australian civilization, extending back over 65,000 years. They were among the first humans to migrate out of Africa, across the coastlines of India and Asia until reaching the shores of Australia.
The Australian Aboriginal persons are direct descendants of the first modern humans to leave Africa, without any genetic mixture from other races so far as can be seen at present. More than 250 Australian Indigenous languages exist. English borrowed more than 400 words from Aboriginal languages such as koala, kangaroo, or boomerang. The Dreamtime is a general term used to describe the complex network of Aboriginal spiritual beliefs, creation, and existence on earth. Torres Strait Islanders are united by their connection to the Tagai. The Tagai is the spiritual belief system that connects people to the order of the world, stating that everything has its place. Aboriginal Australians were the first to use the eucalyptus plant as medicine for cough.
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The creation of the first maps without the use of modern measuring instruments was a remarkable feat of human ingenuity. Ancient civilizations such as the Greeks, Egyptians, and Babylonians used a variety of techniques to map their territories.
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Abyssal creatures are fascinating and mysterious animals that inhabit the depths of the ocean. These deep-sea dwellers have adapted to extreme environments, including crushing pressures, near-freezing temperatures, and complete darkness.
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Fascinating AI generated African Traditional Clothing kente, toghu, maasai, shuka, boubou, iroatibuba, dashiki, isiagu,
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