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LiDAR image of the Fazenda Atlântica archaeological site in Acre, Brazil.

Civilization Written Into the Land

Civilization Written Into the Land Amazônia: Os Geoglifos e a Civilização Aquiry, by Alceu Ranzi and Martti Pärssinen · Massiambooks/Officio, 2021 On Our Bookshelf: Amazônia: Os Geoglifos e a Civilização Aquiry, by Alceu Ranzi and Martti Pärssinen Editor’s Note Before satellites and laser scans confirmed a civilization of possibly millions once thrived in the western

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Book cover: "The New Art of Astrophotography" by Gary Lopez explores contemporary methods for photographing the night sky. Source: https://www.garylopezphotography.com/copy-of-book-tales-told-by-ancient-l

Gary Lopez Is Turning the Cosmos Into Fine Art

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WilRe8TXmII Gary Lopez and his new book, “The New Art of Astrophotography”. Source: https://www.garylopezphotography.com/copy-of-book-tales-told-by-ancient-l His book, “The New Art of Astrophotography,” is redefining what it means to create art about the universe. When Gary Lopez began work on The New Art of Astrophotography, he was venturing into largely uncharted space. Eight years of exploring the

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A wide Northern Song ink landscape on silk of a towering central mountain surrounded by lesser peaks, with forested valleys, a temple among the trees and small travelers on the paths below, beside open water

Pilgrimage to Emptiness in Tang Poetry

Pilgrimage to Emptiness in Tang Poetry Shantena Augusto Sabbadini, self-portrait. Courtesy of Shantena Augusto Sabbadini Where the hermit is absent, the mountain teaches The Chinese Tang dynasty (618 to 907 CE) has left us some wonderful poems. A recurring theme in these poems is a pilgrimage, a sacred journey seeking spiritual instruction or enlightenment. And

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