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Receding waters in Lake Van reveal rock-cut Urartian port
Arkeonews ^ | 22 September 2022 | Leman Altuntaş

Posted on 10/01/2022 9:33:03 AM PDT by SunkenCiv

Located in the eastern province of Van in Turkey, the falling water level of Lake Van, with the decrease in precipitation and excessive evaporation caused by the increase in temperature, revealed the 11-step harbor at the bottom of the Urartu period castle...

Due to the decrease in the lake level, the 11-step port of that period became visible in the coastal part of the castle, which was used by the Urartians for sea transportation, in the district where many structures and boats previously emerged.

Experts examined the area, which was opened in the bedrock with a width of 3 meters and which is considered to have been used by boats and ships to transport materials to the castle during the Urartian period.

...the port in question is located on the outskirts of the registered castle called “Beylerin Castle” on the shores of Erciş district.

Stating that this place was used as a Port Castle during the Urartu period, Çavuşoğlu stated that a port consisting of 11 steps with a width of 3 meters was built so that ships could dock comfortably on the bedrock at a height of approximately 20 meters at the junction of the lake...

Stating that this is the first time they have encountered such a structure, Çavuşoğlu said that the natural coves acted as harbors for the Urartians, but that no remains of these structures have been found so far.

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TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: ancientnavigation; carians; catastrophism; godsgravesglyphs; hurrians; urartu
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To: SunkenCiv
Any idea or word where the apparent caverns lead?

I assume that these holes are man made?

21 posted on 10/01/2022 11:39:21 AM PDT by datura (Eventually, the Lord and the Truth will win.)
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To: ro_dreaming

Shhhhh!


22 posted on 10/01/2022 11:56:32 AM PDT by larrytown (A Cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do. Then they graduate...)
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To: SunkenCiv
So, was the original rise in the lake that flooded the original port two millennia ago caused by man-made global warming?

-PJ

23 posted on 10/01/2022 12:00:30 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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To: datura

Some could be, probably monk’s hangouts, tombs, could be mines, or treasure seeker holes (those people are a menace).


24 posted on 10/01/2022 12:00:57 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: takebackaustin

232, 422, 485


25 posted on 10/01/2022 1:05:05 PM PDT by WeaslesRippedMyFlesh
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To: WeaslesRippedMyFlesh

“232, 422, 485”

“Conclusion
RS232, RS422, RS423, and RS485 are all essentially physical layer protocols. They are all serial communication protocols and are ubiquitous device interfaces.”

Chilling, indeed.


26 posted on 10/01/2022 1:23:04 PM PDT by Clutch Martin ("The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right." )
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To: SunkenCiv

So, in the 9th to 6th Century B.C. earth was on average warmer (climate wise) than today? How is that possible, because CO2 was so much lower then????


27 posted on 10/01/2022 1:43:41 PM PDT by Wuli (uires )
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To: SunkenCiv

Looks like the water level is just now getting back down to normal.


28 posted on 10/01/2022 4:56:00 PM PDT by JimRed (TERM LIMITS, NOW! Militia to the border! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: OttawaFreeper

lol


29 posted on 10/01/2022 4:57:53 PM PDT by sit-rep ( )
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To: SunkenCiv

Nasty business that ‘Long Pig.’


30 posted on 10/01/2022 6:18:47 PM PDT by Big Red Badger (We Are JONAH)
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To: Big Red Badger

And for dessert, lady fingers!


31 posted on 10/01/2022 6:26:10 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Unless the seas were very calm any boat would get hammered by the rock.


32 posted on 10/01/2022 9:51:00 PM PDT by JustaTech (A mind is a terrible thing)
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To: JustaTech

They worked with what they had.


33 posted on 10/02/2022 5:58:16 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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