Tag archives for Gigapan
Ancient Words: Deciphering an Ancient People and Their Language in El Salvador
Posted by Fabio Esteban Amador of National Geographic Waitt Grants Program in Explorers Journal on February 5, 2013
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Who Were the Ancient Mountain Dwellers of Coastal El Salvador? It’s difficult to recognize and understand the meaning of ancient texts, words, symbols and the messages they contain. This is not only due to the very complexity of systems of communication, but mostly because we often don’t see them. During the holidays, I had…
Gigapanning Patagonia
Posted by Stuart Pimm on June 20, 2011 To track long-term environmental changes we need to see both the wood and the trees. “click… whirrrrrrrrr….click ….. whirrrrrr ” — accompanied by an incessant wind that beats you on all sides on bad days. These sounds begin to fill my dreams at night. Most days are bad. Sonny Bass and I stand on the…
