Archaeology News Sep 3, 2025

Ibex motifs in the Near East linked to fertility, myth, and celestial symbolism

A recent study published in L’Anthropologie explains the symbolic meaning of the ibex in ancient Near Eastern and Iranian cultures and how this mountain goat became entangled in fertility, femininity, and cosmology across millennia...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/08/ibex-motifs-in-the-near-east-linked-to-fertility-myth/

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#archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #neareast #zagrosmountains #AncientIran #ancientrituals #ibex

2tout2rienApr 14, 2025

🧂 Sculptures de sel venues d’un autre monde !
Ces incroyables formations salines façonnent les paysages du sud et du centre de l’Iran, en particulier dans les montagnes du Zagros ⛰️🇮🇷
Entre art naturel et science géologique, le désert devient galerie… minérale 💎

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💧🌏 Greg CocksDec 16, 2024
Himalayas Formation May Have Destroyed At Least 30% Of Continental Crust In Collision Zone
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https://phys.org/news/2024-11-himalayas-formation-destroyed-continental-crust.html <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2024.119070 <-- shared paper
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#geology #structuralgeology #model #modeling #numericmodeling #geochemistry #mountainbuilding #orogeny #Himalayas #continentalcrust #platetectonics #continents #EuropeanAlps #ZagrosMountains #mantle #subsumed #deformation #erosion #thickening #extrusion #massbalance #calculations #delamination #topography #lithosphere
Himalayas formation may have destroyed at least 30% of continental crust in collision zone

Earth's continents are slowly moving across the planet's surface due to plate tectonics, culminating in regions of crustal expansion and collision. In the latter case, high temperatures and pressures lead to the reworking of the crust, affecting its composition, as well as that of the underlying mantle. Furthermore, when two continental plates collide, distinct topographic features are produced, namely mountain ranges, which are surficial manifests of Earth's thickened crust.

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Charring AuhDec 2, 2024
#bezoaribex (Capra aegagrus aegagrus) is a wild goat subspecies that is native to the montane forested areas in the #Caucasus and the #ZagrosMountains.