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Although this looks like a carved idol face,
there just is no way to be sure. It is just another intriguing thing
in a very strange place.
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Although this looks like a carved idol face,
there just is no way to be sure. It is just another intriguing thing
in a very strange place.
Click on it for a larger view. |
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is an aerial view of what is thought to be the location of Gomorrah. In
the background, you can see part of the Dead Sea. While this view is not
too clear, you can see some areas of interest: A. What
looks like a ziggurat , a pyramidal structure. B. What
appears to be a 90 degree feature, perhaps part of an old wall. Needs
closer examination. C. Notice how the ashen area is colored a lot
differently than the other areas, which are brown. |
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 I am pointing to a sulfur ball embedded in this vertical wall |
 This is the same ball |
 Taking a sample |
On the photo on the left, just above the sample and a little to the left is a area where the layers are all convoluted. Yet, there is straight layers above and below this area of convolution. I think the best explanation for this is that at some point, this material was a seething liquid. |
 Another sulfur ball |
 A closer look |
In the photo above, this "ash like"
material is very fragile. If you carve out a chunk of it and put
just a small amount of pressure on it, it will just fall like
powder. Fortunately, there is little rainfall here since this is in
the area of the Dead Sea. The rocks in the area are several
species of rocks such as feldspar and quartz as well as limestone.
The "ash" is basically gypsum which is limestone burned with
sulfur.
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What I think happened here, in just looking around at the area, is that a lot of heat was applied to this small area which actually liquefied the rocks into a molten mass. I believe this accounts to the sulfur balls being embedded in the rock/ash walls. If you look closely at the photo on the left, you will see that there is a mesa which is mostly at the same level, and erosion has carved out the different channels. This is a very intriguing area and invites more exploration. | ||
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 A piece of limestone with a ball embedded in it |
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 Noel and me, wow was it hot! |
 Some more swirling |
 Another dramatic folding |
 With a level area surrounding it, this sphinx-like formation may have been a ziggurat, a place of worship |
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 Just some of the interesting formations in the area. |
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 Sulfur ball close ups, This ball form of sulfur is rare and unique to this area. |
Lab Analysis of the Ash and more photos by: Dr. T. V. Oommen: Amazing Bible Discoveries
