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What is a ruin? We’re running off of “You know it when you see it” at the moment. Ruins should be non-functioning structures of some age, or their function reduced to tourism and the like.

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Hartashen Megalithic Avenue, Armenia (media.piefed.social)
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[–] passenger@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 week ago

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartashen_Megalithic_Avenue

[–] humble_boatsman@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Hard to gauge how tall those rocks actually are?

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I’d guess about waist height. Looks like limestone.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

But . . . why

[–] JizzmasterD@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 week ago

Back in line, մոգգ

[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

No one knows why.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

But . . . why