"Martian Ruins: Anyone Done Anything Like THIS Mars?" Topic

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Cacique Caribe	09 Dec 2013 12:25 p.m. PST
Found another inspiring image: link Dan
Lfseeney	11 Dec 2013 7:04 a.m. PST
Dan, My wife toured Petra, will send the pics she took. Lee
ACW Gamer	11 Dec 2013 4:07 p.m. PST
Wow, the Martian Chronicles brings back memories. I also remember the NBC mini-series which I quite enjoyed. Does any one know of any real world religions that had deities that were not human or a derivative of known animals?
Cacique Caribe	11 Dec 2013 4:52 p.m. PST
Egyptians: I'm not sure if that underworld croc-hippo creature (Ammit – Devourer of the Dead) was meant to be drawn as a chimera or existing beasts or if the different sections of the creature could only be described using the closest things among known animals. Hinduism? I seem to remember seeing photos of temple carvings (Cambodia) of creatures that could not be matched to known local fauna. Or you can try that whole "Ancient Aliens" route, where evidence of ETs seems to be everywhere somehow. Dan
Cacique Caribe	29 Mar 2017 9:29 a.m. PST
Guys, I've seen many photos of the Nabatean tombs in Petra (Jordan), but I had never seen this particular one here: It's called the Obelisk Tomb. I also kinda like that the Greco-Roman elements have been softened a bit by wind and sand. It makes the structure look even more ancient than it is. Dan
John Treadaway	29 Mar 2017 11:05 a.m. PST
Thread necromancy!
tsofian	29 Mar 2017 1:54 p.m. PST
And well worth it! Amazing thread and amazing work!
Cacique Caribe	29 Mar 2017 5:10 p.m. PST
Lol. Well, my chance discovery of that Petra Obelisk Tomb photo was a natural add-on to this topic. Sure beats re-posting all those photos and links on a brand new thread. Dan PS. Besides, members can always sort topics based on the date of the first post, if that's what they really think is most important to them.