Irrigation or Cooling?

© July 25 2007, Uncornered Market

No one really knows that these tunnels were built for. Even the famous Russian-Greek archaeologist, Viktor Sarianidi, has not been able to confirm the reason for their existence... He does have a theory that Gonur Depe was either the birthplace of Zoroastrianism or its religious predecessor.

Read more about our visit to Turkmenistan.

Picture Location
The Walls of Gonur Depe Baby Camels
Milk and Coffee 4000 Year-Old Pottery?
Photo Tags
Camera Setings
Model - NIKON D70
Exposure - 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture - f/9
Exposure Bias - 0/6 EV
Focal Length - 31 mm
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