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The Silmarillion (Quenya: [silmaˈrilːiɔn]) is a book consisting of a collection of myths [a] [T 1] and stories in varying styles by the English writer J. R. R. Tolkien.It was edited, partly written, and published posthumously by his son Christopher Tolkien in 1977, assisted by Guy Gavriel Kay, who became a fantasy author.
The first updated survey in 2013 has produced a new aerial map derived by the flight of a UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) operated in March 2014. This is the first high-resolution map, derived from more than 100 aerial photograms, with an accuracy of 20 cm or less. A preview of the ortho-photomap of Archaeological Site of Ur is available online. [90]
Avdat Ruins in Avdat Ruins in Mamshit Ruins of Shivta Ruins of church at Shivta. The network of the Incense Route consisted of trade routes that encompassed towns and cities in a stretch of more than 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi). The site covers an area of 6,655 hectares (16,440 acres) with an additional buffer zone of 63,868 hectares (157,820 ...
Afrasiyab is the oldest part and the ruined site of the ancient and medieval city of Samarkand. It was located on high ground for defensive reasons, south of a river valley and north of a large fertile area which has now become part of the city of Samarkand.
Shimao (Chinese: 石峁; pinyin: Shímǎo) is a Neolithic site in Shenmu County, Shaanxi, China.The site is located in the northern part of the Loess Plateau, on the southern edge of the Ordos Desert.
The root systems of most Drosera are often only weakly developed or have lost their original functions. [21] They are relatively useless for nutrient uptake, and they serve mainly to absorb water and to anchor the plant to the ground; they have long hairs. [21] A few South African species use their roots for water and food storage.
In ruins Pessinus ( Greek : Πεσσινούς or Πισσινούς ) was an Ancient city and archbishopric in Asia Minor , a geographical area roughly covering modern Anatolia (Asian Turkey ). The site of the city is now the modern Turkish village of Ballıhisar , in a tributary valley of the Sakarya River on the high Anatolian plateau at ca ...