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Baigong Pipes

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Iron pipe-like structures embedded in rock formations on Mount Baigong, Qinghai Province. Discovered 1996. Estimated 5,000+ years old, predating known iron smelting in China. Conventional explanation: natural pseudomorphs of fossilized trees. Alt-archaeology: remnants of an ancient water-management system. Documented radioactivity adds to the mystery.

36.6000°, 96.5000°

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