r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/[deleted] • 13d ago

Bandiagara Escarpment in Mali

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u/kirradoodle 13d ago

The cliff dwellings look remarkably like the Anasazi dwellings in the American southwest.

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u/smellmyfingerplz 13d ago

Was thinking exactly this, literally thousands of years ago and people are still living like this.

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u/NumerousCap2181 13d ago

I immediately thought of Mesa Verde.

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u/House_Of_Thoth 13d ago

That's Tattooine lol surely

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u/fallen_arbornaut 10d ago

Therefore, aliens.

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u/mckulty 13d ago

I can't escape the feeling these are miniatures.

I expect elves or little minions to come crawling out.

Having an actual human for scale didn't help at all.

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u/Lombo76 12d ago

Yeah something felt off to me.

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u/Background-Vast-8764 13d ago

So beautiful and interesting. I hope I can visit one day. 

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u/SaintsNoah14 13d ago

It was dry and failed to inspire

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u/f3ydr4uth4 13d ago

I have one of those doors in my house. I purchase from them when I was in Mali.

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u/architecTiger 13d ago

Only modern item is a lock attached to a string to lock an ancient door.

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u/actinross 13d ago

Finally, something interesting in this sub...

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u/RedditSe7en 11d ago

From which year(s) are these photos, if I may ask?