I-La Brea Tar Pits

Lokho Ongayithola Ekuboniseni eMyuziyamu Yekhasi

I-La Brea Tar Pits ingenye yezinto ezibucayi ze-LA. Endaweni eseduze neWilshire Boulevard ne-Fairfax Avenue, i-asphalt yemvelo (i-tar) iye yahlala emhlabathini iminyaka yamashumi ezinkulungwane zeminyaka. Yakha amachibi anamanzi afana nokuthile okuvela kwi-movie yakudala ye-horror, negesi le-methane elikhuphuka ngaphakathi kwenkinobho, emnyama.

Ungatholi umqondo ongafanele, noma kunjalo. Awuya e-La Brea Tar Pits ukuze ubheke echibini elimnyama, le-gooey, elimnandi.

Okuthakazelisayo mayelana nemigodi yamatende yizilwane eziye zafakwa kubo, izidalwa ezingaphezu kuka-10 000 ezigcinwe futhi zigcinwe ngaphezu kweminyaka engaba ngu-30 000.

Ososayensi banamuhla bavule i-tar bese basusa ithala emathanjeni eminye yezilwane ze-Ice Age ezithakazelisayo. Zizoboniswa eMyuziyamu YeGeorge C. Ikhasi eliseduze nemigodi ye-tar. Phakathi kwazo kukhona ama-mammoths, ama-giant sloths, izimpisi ezimbi, namakati ahlambalaza.

Izizathu Zokuvakashela I-La Brea Tar Pits

Izizathu Zokudlula I-Brea Tar Pits

Amathiphu okuvakashela ama-La Brea Tar Pits

Lokho Ongakubona Emyuziyamu YeGeorge Page

Ngaphakathi kweGeorge Page Museum eLa Brea Tar Pits, uzothola ama-specimens avela ezingaphezu kwezigidi eziyizinkulungwane zamatshe ezitholwe endaweni. Zihlanganisa izingxenyana zezinkuni ezingaba ngu-40 000 ubudala kanye namahlumela ezinkemba ezimbi, amakati angama-saber, ama-mammoths, amabhere amafushane, ama-giant sloths kanye ne-buffalo yasendulo, kanye nezinyoni eziningi nezinye izidalwa.

Ngaphandle kwemiboniso, ungabuka enye yezinkampani zabo zesici.

Izingane ikakhulukazi zifana nalokho okushiwo ukuthi "Okuthandwa Kanjani Ukubanjwa Ku-Tar". Thola isiteji esibukhoma show "Ukuhlangana kwe-Ice Age," equkethe isigqebhezana samathambo esinobukhulu beSaber. Uma i-docent isemsebenzini, izingane zingaya ukuzingela "izinsalela" bese zithola isitifiketi sokufakazela ukuthi zenze.

Yini Ongayibona Ngaphandle Kwamabonakude

I-museum igunyaza ukungena, kodwa ungabona i-La Brea Tar Pits ngaphandle mahhala.

Ichibi eduze kwaseWilshire Boulevard lakhiwa lapho i-La Brea Tar Pits idutshulwa nge-asphalt ngekhulu leshumi nesishiyagalolunye. Namuhla, igcwele amanzi, ihlanganiswe ngamafutha omzimba. I-methethi igesi igxuma phezulu. Ngasogwini lwaso oluseningizimu, uzothola isimo esibuyiselwayo se-mammoth esibanjwe etafuleni eliqinile.

Ukuhamba ngezindawo ezingaphandle kwe-museum kunokuningi okumele kubone. Uzothola imigodi eminingana yezinto ezimnyama ezizulazula ukuze zibuke ngezizathu.

Indawo yokubuka i-Pit 91 ivulekile emphakathini. Eduze, ungabheka ocingweni oluzungeze i-Project 23, ukuzama okusha ekususeni ama-fossil kusuka ku-tar. Ngezinye izikhathi, ososayensi abasebenza kule phrojekthi kukhona futhi bazophendula imibuzo yakho.

Okudingeka Ukwazi Ngezimbambo Ze-Brea Tar

I-museum ivulekile nsuku zonke ngaphandle kwamanye amaholide. Bakhokhisa imali yokungena. Hlola amahora abo wamanje namanani kwiwebhusayithi yeLa Brea Tar Pits.

Imyuziyamu yekhasi eLa Brea Tar Pits
5801 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA

I-Page Museum kanye neLa Brea Tar Pits kukhona ku-Wilshire Blvd endaweni "yeRimothi Row". Siseduze neLos Angeles County Museum of Art ne-Petersen Automotive Museum.

I-lot yokupaka esemthethweni ingemva kwe-museum. Ukupaka lapho kubiza cishe ukuvunyelwa komuntu oyedwa. Ngokuvamile ungathola ukupaka emgwaqweni ku-Sixth Street ngaphakathi kokuhamba kalula. Ngisho noma ubeka ohlangothini oluseningizimu weSithupha ukuthi unamamitha okupaka, uzogcina imali, kodwa uma ungathola indawo enyakatho, akekho.