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Volcanic rock stacked atop existing boulders form an exterior cliff dwelling wall that runs along the side of of a high desert promentory. The Sinagua Indian tribe that selected this site did so for its easily defensible position. Below the wall is a sheer cliff dropping to a long steep hill that descends to a dry riverbed - allowing no access from that side. This wall includes small portals where rocks were omitted so that arrows could be fired through them, permitting concealment from enemy attack. The wall has contains a narrow opening for egress, and the climb to safe level terrain is difficult. Site selection was critical for the Sinagua, and perfectly executed here. This culture combined hunting and gathering with agriculture, but the latter was challenging in this arrid wilderness terrain. The exact site location, which requires considerable effort to reach, is intentionally omitted. Its estimated age dates to 1300 AD - 1400 AD. Remote Sinagua Cliff Dwelling Site, Northern Arizona, 2013.

Valley of Desolation in Graaff Reinet, Karoo, South Africa

Karijini National Park

beautiful view of hills and mountains along main Madagascar road on sunny day at sunset. small houses are visible in distance. ocher soil in setting sun.

Landscape of the remote Ennedi Mountains (massif) in the Sahara desert, North-East Chad. The Ennedi massif was declared as an UNESCO World Heritage site in 2016.

Potosí, Bolivia, October 19, 2023: View of the Bolivian Andes between the towns of Uyuni and Potosí under cloudy sky.

High angle view on beautiful landscape of Isalo national park. Rock formations against clear blue sky, Madagascar

Amphitheater in the drakensberg mountains, royal natal national park, south afica

Stony hillside outside Igaliku which is a village and a UNESCO heritage site in the south western part of Greenland.

famous waterberg plateau mountain in Namibia

Lion's Head, Table Mountain National Park, Cape Town, South Africa

Olduvai Gorge which is a site in Tanzania that holds the earliest evidence of the existence of human ancestors

Beautiful Cederberg Landscape with Maltese Cross, Cederberg Wildernis Area, Western Cape, South Africa

The Magaliesberg Mountains is a small mountain chain in the Gauteng and North-west provinces of South Africa. The mountains consist predominantly of layers of shale, quartzite and dolomite of the Transvaal Supergroup which was uplifted and tilted about 2000 million years ago.

Unique rocks Murphys Haystacks in remote South Australia

Interesting and massive rock formations in Park National Isalo in Madagascar

Rawnsley Bluff, a geological feature in Flinders Ranges National Park viewed from Station Hill Lookout. The Flinders Ranges are the largest mountain ranges in South Australia.

Farm in the Karoo with old rural houses, valeys pastures aloes and fields of sheep and the swartberg mountains in south africa.

Basaltic volcanic columns, Bongo NSW Australia, background with copy space, full frame horizontal composition

In Tundawala Angola distinct rock formations rise amid vast grasslands showcasing the region's natural beauty. The bright sky enhances the landscape's serene atmosphere.

Valley of Desolation, South Africa

Beautifu highland landscape in Amhara Region. Ethiopia wilderness landscape, Africa.

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View of ravine Olduvai Gorge one of the most important paleoanthropological sites in the world - the Cradle of Mankind. Great Rift Valley, Tanzania Eastern Africa

Everlastings (Syncarpha vestita). Also called by the following name: Cape snow. Fynbush, Desert flower in South Africa.

Nature along the way to Mesa Verde National Park, Cortez, Colorado

landscape with mountains in Mozambique

Emily Gap in the East MacDonnell Ranges near Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Central Australia is of spiritual significance for the Aboriginal people.

The iconic granite rock formation called The Cathedral in Mount Buffalo National Park on a stormy day

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