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Saturday, February 3, 2018

Mapping Bears Ears


The Washington Post's What Remains of Bears Ears study has won a lot of praise this week. The article combines maps, drone photography too a lot of information virtually the historical too environmental importance of the area. In especial the article contains an amazing 3D model of an ancient cave abode too an interactive map of a cliff wall covered inward drawings, which are upward to 6,000 years old

In Dec of 2017 President Trump reduced the size of the Bears Ears National Monument yesteryear 85%. The Post article uses aerial imagery to map the size of the Monument earlier too afterward Trump's reduction. The boundary of the monument earlier too afterward the reduction is shown on hap of an aerial thought map. Many areas of of import historical too scientific involvement at in 1 trial prevarication exterior this boundary too are no longer protected yesteryear having Monument status. One of the areas at in 1 trial nether threat is an ancient cave dwelling. The Washington Post has used drone captured imagery to exercise a 3D model of this Pueblo cliff dwelling, which explores the abode upward closed too inward detail.

The article likewise includes a photograph map of an etched cliff wall nigh the San Juan River. The article zooms into sections of this cliff wall to present about of the amazing drawings which were etched onto the wall, upward to 6,000 years ago. The photograph of the cliff wall has been made into an interactive map, too therefore you lot tin sack genuinely explore the cliff etchings on your own. The interactive map includes markers which include explanatory notes from archaeologists Sally Cole too Jonathan Till. It is worth reading the article for this map alone.