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  1. Mmmmm Doooonuuuuuts (argghhlll)

    Mmmmm Doooonuuuuuts (argghhlll) by Christopher Davis from the GigaPan Second City Anthropology Conference Breakfast and break room by Christopher Davis

    Not very healthy for breakfast, though

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  2. Welcome

    Welcome by Christopher Davis from the GigaPan Second City Anthropology Conference Breakfast and break room by Christopher Davis

    Second City Anthropology Conference

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  3. Dr. Neil Smith

    Dr. Neil Smith by Christopher Davis from the GigaPan Second City Anthropology Conference by Christopher Davis

    From The City University of New York.

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  4. Dr. Neil Smith

    Dr. Neil Smith by Christopher Davis from the GigaPan Second City Anthropology Conference by Christopher Davis

    Anthropologist and Geographer

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  5. Conference schedule

    Conference schedule by Christopher Davis from the GigaPan Second City UIC Anthropology Conference Room 3160 BSB by Christopher Davis

    that's a weird place to put it . . .

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  6. The constelltion Hydra

    The constelltion Hydra by Christopher Davis from the GigaPan Constellations by Christopher Davis

    I think

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  7. Canis Minor?

    Canis Minor? by Christopher Davis from the GigaPan Constellations by Christopher Davis

    I think. It's so hard to keep my bearings

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  8. Milky Way

    Milky Way by Christopher Davis from the GigaPan Constellations by Christopher Davis

    Part of it at least. It continues down from the right corner of this snapshot

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  9. Tail of Centaurus

    Tail of Centaurus by Christopher Davis from the GigaPan Constellations by Christopher Davis

    The rest of the constellation, with Alpha centauri, the closest star to our sun, is just to the left of here. I have a gigapan of that area, but as dark as this is, with the moon, that gigapan would be nearly invisible until you zoom. Very frustrating to browse

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  10. Southern Cross (Crux)

    Southern Cross (Crux) by Christopher Davis from the GigaPan Constellations by Christopher Davis

    constellation called crux, lso known as southern cross

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  11. Crescent Moon

    Crescent Moon by Christopher Davis from the GigaPan Constellations by Christopher Davis

    But it seems much bigger because the exposure time was 15 seconds

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  12. except for this

    except for this by Christopher Davis from the GigaPan Sun Halo by Christopher Davis

    just joking.

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  13. definately aberration

    definately aberration by Christopher Davis from the GigaPan Sun Halo by Christopher Davis

    this is almost a mirror image of the snapshot I took on the right hand panel. So the most reasonable explanation is that all of these are light aberrations, no planets, no stars, no supernova, no UFO

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  14. They can't all be aberrations

    They can't all be aberrations by Christopher Davis from the GigaPan Sun Halo by Christopher Davis

    the one to the lower left certainly is. The one to the upper right probably is too because it is in the same linear path as the sun and the one to the left. Mybe it's a planet too but I only have two options, Mercury or Venus, and I already used up one. . .
    . . . or its one of several UFO's

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  15. Hexagon

    Hexagon by Christopher Davis from the GigaPan Sun Halo by Christopher Davis

    These hexagons appear often and i'm not sure if it is the bit cpture of the digital camera or if it is an opticl illusion so to speak, of the light. What I mean by optical illusion is that if you look at a grid of equally sized and spaced circles, your eyes will make out groups of hexagons. Maybe the camera does the same thing here

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  16. The Sun

    The Sun by Christopher Davis from the GigaPan Sun Halo by Christopher Davis

    Not much to explore here

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  17. or UFO's

    or UFO's by Christopher Davis from the GigaPan Sun Halo by Christopher Davis

    to find out why I keep mentioning UFO's visit www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjpRQuQKa64 Will open in a new tab or window

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  18. Light aberration

    Light aberration by Christopher Davis from the GigaPan Sun Halo by Christopher Davis

    This is certainly light aberration from the sun reflecting through the lens of the camera

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  19. price of admission

    price of admission by Christopher Davis from the GigaPan Dia dos Mortos-Santa Isabela Cemiterio-Belem Brasil-2Nov2011 by Christopher Davis

    In America's capitalist society today, such a turn out of people would prompt cemeteries to start charging admission

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  20. prayer circle?

    prayer circle? by Christopher Davis from the GigaPan Dia dos Mortos-Santa Isabela Cemiterio-Belem Brasil-2Nov2011 by Christopher Davis

    I imagine they are all bowing in prayer

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  21. much better than the digital zoom image

    much better than the digital zoom image by Christopher Davis from the GigaPan Dia dos Mortos-Santa Isabela Cemiterio-Belem Brasil-2Nov2011 by Christopher Davis

    This image has clearer detail. This man is putting a candle on the grave

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  22. Balloons at a cemetery?

    Balloons at a cemetery? by Christopher Davis from the GigaPan Dia dos Mortos-Santa Isabela Cemiterio-Belem Brasil-2Nov2011 by Christopher Davis

    Sends sort of a mixed signal . . .

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  23. No matter how rich or poor

    No matter how rich or poor by Christopher Davis from the GigaPan "Day of the Dead" Saint Isabel Cemetery in Brazil 2Nov2011 by Christopher Davis

    these graves too received flowers and visitors

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  24. Crowded

    Crowded by Christopher Davis from the GigaPan "Day of the Dead" Saint Isabel Cemetery in Brazil 2Nov2011 by Christopher Davis

    It gets really crowded here. Not even on days when there are funerals have I seen these many people in a cemetery

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  25. they just work here

    they just work here by Christopher Davis from the GigaPan "Day of the Dead" Saint Isabel Cemetery in Brazil 2Nov2011 by Christopher Davis

    I think

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  26. kind of creepy

    kind of creepy by Christopher Davis from the GigaPan "Day of the Dead" Saint Isabel Cemetery in Brazil 2Nov2011 by Christopher Davis

    to see this guy standing alone in a crowded cemetery

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  27. family event

    family event by Christopher Davis from the GigaPan "Day of the Dead" Saint Isabel Cemetery in Brazil 2Nov2011 by Christopher Davis

    Lots of people brought the entire family

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  28. Funeral Vendors

    Funeral Vendors by Christopher Davis from the GigaPan "Day of the Dead" Saint Isabel Cemetery in Brazil 2Nov2011 by Christopher Davis

    Under the white canopy, they usually sell flowers or candles to put on the grave

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  29. Road Block

    Road Block by Christopher Davis from the GigaPan "Day of the Dead" Saint Isabel Cemetery in Brazil 2Nov2011 by Christopher Davis

    They take this day serious

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  30. Ancient Stone Masons?

    Ancient Stone Masons? by Christopher Davis from the GigaPan Excavation Painel do Pilao Stone wall by Christopher Davis

    These grooves are not natural formations. These lines were carved into the wall, my best guess was in order to flatten the wall, make it rectangular. These grooves were almost entirely buried under soil before the excavation, suggesting they are quite a bit old. I won't know how old until I carbon date the excavated levels. The wall is probably mostly made of silicified sandstone, but this could be erroneous. There is a heavy solid iron content to it, not iron dispersed within sandstone, which is common to the region, but rather fused iron metal with sandstone. The material is not only hard but durable. I could not scratch this surface with a pocket knife. What I mean by that (since sand can't be scrathced with a knife either) is that by rubbing a knife or even another rock against the wall, I couldn't remove bits of sand, like what is common in sandstone. It's almost as though this wall was vitrified. If the vitrification was natural, the grooves were done in some very hard material. If the grooves were made before vitrification, the vitrification process was almost certainly unnatural. So the huge question to be answered is how much did the ancients alter this rock? With what technology?

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  31. Paupers graves

    Paupers graves by Christopher Davis from the GigaPan South American City Planning - Amazonian City Belem, Brazil by Christopher Davis

    These are graves for the poor and they are on the far eastern side of the cemetery, next to the poorer section of town. Some of these are broken into by homeless people who sleep in them at night. For this reason these cemeteries usually have several night watchmen

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  32. also wearing orange

    also wearing orange by Christopher Davis from the GigaPan South American City Planning - Amazonian City Belem, Brazil by Christopher Davis

    but this clearly is not a sanitation uniform

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  33. The Dragon's Spine

    The Dragon's Spine by Christopher Davis from the GigaPan Archaeological Excavation Unit 1 by Christopher Davis

    This was the base of the excavation pit. It is a massive orange-colored sedimentary rock that has formed a line of corundum (most likely) crystal deposits. The purpleish hue of the gems in contrast to the smooth orange sandstone gave the appearance that we were standing on top of a sleeping dragon!

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  34. Artificial Barrier

    Artificial Barrier by Christopher Davis from the GigaPan Archaeological Excavation Unit 1 by Christopher Davis

    This line of rocks was placed here intentionally, t prevent further collapse of this wall. but the small rocks below this are "in situ". The age of these layers are not yet known but are believed to extend to the end of the last Ice Age

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  35. Lithic artifacts trapped in the wall

    Lithic artifacts trapped in the wall by Christopher Davis from the GigaPan Archaeological Excavation Unit 1 by Christopher Davis

    these are lithic fragments that we removed from the wall later, after this photo. They are beneath a huge boulder on a wal that was unstable so we didn't want the wall to collapse while removing them until we were done with everything else

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  36. Relax . . .

    Relax . . . by Christopher Davis from the GigaPan Belem Plaza during Carnival weekend 2011 by Christopher Davis

    It's just a painting

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  37. Snow mound

    Snow mound by Christopher Davis from the GigaPan Chicago Blizzard (Snowmageddon 2011) by Christopher Davis

    The snow plows clearing the snow from the parking lot dumped it here, creating a mound higher than the 8 foot tall wall.

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  38. Car abandoned

    Car abandoned by Christopher Davis from the GigaPan Chicago Blizzard (Snowmageddon 2011) by Christopher Davis

    This car was stuck on Michigan Avenue, in the middle of the road. It remained stuck for over 24 hours until a tow truck removed it

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  39. Another bird-like image

    Another bird-like image by Christopher Davis from the GigaPan Gruta 15 de Março by Christopher Davis

    similar to the larger one titled "Wallpainting 2"

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  40. Sun spider?

    Sun spider? by Christopher Davis from the GigaPan Gruta 15 de Março by Christopher Davis

    This image appears to have a smiley face with sun rays as hair, but the body seems to sprout into 5 spindly limbs. There are other images as well but from this angle it is difficult to see them. For instance there is a circle with an inscribed "plus" sign to the left of the sun spider. It is important to note that this spot is one of the few spots where the sun's rays shine on the wall surface. However, I haven't yet determined what time of day, or time of year that might occur

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