Recently i stumbled on this youtube video about the "secret" towers of Tibet.
It is amazing how in this remote location people have build about a 1000 huge towers out of dry stones. More amazingly, many of them are still standing after 800 years in an earthquacke area. They found out that star shaped towers are stronger vs earthquacked then square ones.
The reason / function of this towers is unsure. Military or watching towers is not probable. It can be just a status symbol, or it can be related to the white stones which you can sometimes find on top of them. White stones were considered sacred, because they are very rare in this region.
There can also be a link to the death ritus of this area. Dead bodies are used to be fed to the vultures, called a "skyburial".
The towers are currently under protection of UN as world heritage. It is unclear which civilisation was able to build these. It could be the indegionous people: Tibetans, during and before the mongol invasions.
-youtube video on the towers
-scientific article from Frederique Darragon
-book review of "The secret towers of the Himalaya's"
-The Secret towers of Western China
It is amazing how in this remote location people have build about a 1000 huge towers out of dry stones. More amazingly, many of them are still standing after 800 years in an earthquacke area. They found out that star shaped towers are stronger vs earthquacked then square ones.
The reason / function of this towers is unsure. Military or watching towers is not probable. It can be just a status symbol, or it can be related to the white stones which you can sometimes find on top of them. White stones were considered sacred, because they are very rare in this region.
There can also be a link to the death ritus of this area. Dead bodies are used to be fed to the vultures, called a "skyburial".
The towers are currently under protection of UN as world heritage. It is unclear which civilisation was able to build these. It could be the indegionous people: Tibetans, during and before the mongol invasions.
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[This message has been edited by Brainless_AOKH (edited 03-20-2015 @ 05:40 AM).]