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Imaggeo On Monday: Teyuna (Ancient Tayrona indigenous settlement)

August 12, 2024
Imaggeo On Monday: Teyuna (Ancient Tayrona indigenous settlement)
Teyuna (Ancient Tayrona indigenous settlement). Credit: Camilo Arias Ruiz(distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

Nestled within the mountains and dense jungles of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Colombia’s Caribbean region lies an ancient Tayrona indigenous settlement and archaeological site. Known to the Tayrona people as Teyuna, this site is more commonly referred to today as the “Lost City.” The Sierra Nevada, revered as a sacred landscape by the Tayrona and other indigenous groups, ...[Read More]

Imaggeo On Monday: Reynisdrangar basalt sentinels

June 24, 2024
Imaggeo On Monday: Reynisdrangar basalt sentinels
Reynisdrangar basalt sentinels. Credit: Francesco Ioli (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

This year for the EGU24 Photo Competition we had some amazing photos submitted! In case you missed them before the meeting, for the next few weeks we will be featuring all 10 of the shortlisted photos, and our three winners! This week, Francesco Ioli’s image ‘Reynisdrangar basalt sentinels’.   The Reynisdrangar basalt stacks rise dramatically out of the sea in front of the b ...[Read More]

Imaggeo On Monday: Temple in floodplain

June 17, 2024
Imaggeo On Monday: Temple in floodplain
Temple in floodplain. Credit: CiJian Yang (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

This year for the EGU24 Photo Competition we had some amazing photos submitted! In case you missed them before the meeting, for the next few weeks we will be featuring all 10 of the shortlisted photos, and our three winners! This week, CiJian Yang’s image ‘Temple in floodplain’.   In southwest Taiwan On the plains, rivers meandering, Water for rice fields, livelihoods growin ...[Read More]

Imaggeo On Monday: Connection to the deep crust

May 27, 2024
Imaggeo On Monday: Connection to the deep crust
Connection to the deep crust. Credit: Alberto Caracciolo (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

This year for the EGU24 Photo Competition we had some amazing photos submitted! In case you missed them before the meeting, for the next few weeks we will be featuring all 10 of the shortlisted photos, and our three winners! This week, Alberto Caracciolo’s image ‘Connection to the deep crust‘.   The 2021 Fagradalsfjall volcanic eruption was the first one in the area after ap ...[Read More]