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NAMORATUNGA
The stone "Observatory" at Namoratunga in northern Kenya.  A view of Venus rising over pillars in the north east, almost as the ancient astronomers would have seen it.

NAMORATUNGA
Laurance Doyle at one of the 19 Stone Pillars of Namoratunga.
NAMORATUNGA
A view of the northeastern horizon from the middle of the Namoratunga Stone Observatory.
NAMORATUNGA
Laurance Doyle and Phil Parker measuring an alignment of one of the 19 Stone Pillars of Namoratunga.
NAMORATUNGA
The 10-member expedition at the Namoratunga site in Northern Kenya in 1983.
GREAT ZIMBABWE
The Great Enclosure - an impressive structure photographed from half a mile away. The complex was constructed from 1200-1450 AD.
GREAT ZIMBABWE
Laurance Doyle with some of the expedition members measuring the alignment of a conspicuous stone inside the Great Enclosure.
GREAT ZIMBABWE
The Conical Tower is 33 feet high, and is located inside the Great Enclosure.
GREAT ZIMBABWE
The 8-member expedition outside the Great Enclosure in central Zimbabwe in 1989.