The largest, in particular, is intriguingly similar to the "Face," with an artificial "framing mesa" and rounded hump that reminded me of the Face's simian "muzzle." I wish I'd come here before writing my Mars book.
From the peak, the remaining Cahokia complex is clearly visible. The mounds have begun to recede into the landscape and might easily pass for naturally occurring hills if not for their strange, lingering symmetry. If the Face or Cliff formations were in Cahokia -- or anywhere on Earth, for that matter -- they would draw immediate archaeological interest.
We sat on top of the primary mound for an hour or two watching the Sun descend into St. Louis.
Check out these suspiciously similar mounds in Iran:
Finally, the Face from above:
5 comments:
Ken--
It might make you feel better to know that "Elizabeth's" bag is modern dance. She likes and appreciates ballet, but I think she's a little disdainful of it. Not as progressive or flexible.
You have actually found a woman with brains, who doesn't think you nuts for your theories of Mars, and who enjoys Cahokia!
Weird, huh?
wow. none of the photos you assembled resemble each other in the least. very impressive.
wow. none of the photos you assembled resemble each other in the least. very impressive.
Lame sarcasm! *Someone* sure has time to burn...
WMB, Gordon--
A system very much like the one you are describing already exists; Mark Carlotto has applied it to the Cydonia region with some intriguing results. And a Russian scientist has used a similar version to isolate rectilinear formations on the lunar surface.
Meanwhile, pattern recognition software keeps getting better.
"Gordon, this is nothing short of brilliant. Train a neural net on aerial/satellite photos of KNOWN artificial structures on Earth (with artificial-like natural formations such as pyramidal dunes as a control), THEN turn it loose on Mars images!"
Yeah, great! Now alls we gotta do is find an establishment that's willing to fund this project! (Good luck finding one...)
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