Photos | The Archaeological Mystery of the Blue Bricks with a Hole in the Middle

These blue bricks with mysterious holes in the middle were discovered on a walkway in Death Valley during winter 2009. The bricks were part of an unusual construction made of wood, plywood, and flagstone, with a mailbox and a wall nearby. What was the purpose of these bricks? An archaeology mystery that remains unsolved.
BLIP-2 Description:
a stack of blue bricks with a hole in the middleMetadata
Capture date:
Original Dimensions:
5616w x 3744h - (download 4k)
Usage
iso
1600
metering mode
5
aperture
f/2.8
focal length
25mm
shutter speed
1/500s
camera make
Canon
camera model
lens model
date
2009-01-31T14:50:38.900000-08:00
tzoffset
-28800
tzname
America/Los_Angeles
overall
(28.69%)
curation
(50.00%)
highlight visibility
(1.99%)
behavioral
(10.11%)
failure
(-1.34%)
harmonious color
(2.29%)
immersiveness
(0.15%)
interaction
(1.00%)
interesting subject
(-72.27%)
intrusive object presence
(-4.35%)
lively color
(0.39%)
low light
(17.50%)
noise
(-3.47%)
pleasant camera tilt
(-3.29%)
pleasant composition
(-43.68%)
pleasant lighting
(-11.16%)
pleasant pattern
(10.62%)
pleasant perspective
(-4.46%)
pleasant post processing
(1.56%)
pleasant reflection
(3.09%)
pleasant symmetry
(0.54%)
sharply focused subject
(9.35%)
tastefully blurred
(37.13%)
well chosen subject
(-2.93%)
well framed subject
(2.11%)
well timed shot
(-2.52%)
all
(-0.62%)
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