http://woostergeologists.scotblogs.wooster.edu/2011/05/26/makhteshim-country-a-future-unesco-geopark/ A World to Explore Sun, 19 May 2013 02:50:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://woostergeologists.scotblogs.wooster.edu/2011/05/26/makhteshim-country-a-future-unesco-geopark/comment-page-1/#comment-5183 Mark Wilson Mon, 30 May 2011 18:17:13 +0000 http://woostergeologists.scotblogs.wooster.edu/?p=3830#comment-5183 They certainly are, Susan! From their use by the Bedouin for water harvesting and corralling of livestock to their exploitation by modern industries for sand, building stones and phosphates. (If this is what you mean.) They are also just beautiful in their own right.

]]> http://woostergeologists.scotblogs.wooster.edu/2011/05/26/makhteshim-country-a-future-unesco-geopark/comment-page-1/#comment-5179 sclayton Mon, 30 May 2011 13:33:21 +0000 http://woostergeologists.scotblogs.wooster.edu/?p=3830#comment-5179 And are the geological formations related to the cultural value? You know what Freud said: “Geology is destiny”. (Or maybe that was Jared Diamond.)
Here’s to more parks!

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