Speleologists from Oman became the first people to descend to the bottom of the 112-deep Hell's Well.
Natural funnel, officially known asBarkhout's well has a frighteningly round entrance about 30 m in diameter. It is located in the middle of the desert in Al-Mahra province in eastern Yemen, near the border with Oman. Amateur speleologists have entered the funnel before, but no one has reached the bottom of the hole.
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Last week, a team of 10 researchers fromOmani Caves Exploration Team (OCET) explored the Barkhout Well. They used a pulley system. It is usually used to reduce the effort required to lift a load. The more pulleys used in the system, the easier it will be to lift the object. Eight members of the group descended to the bottom of the hole, the remaining two remained at the top.
Oman Cave Exploration Team / Oman Cave Exploration Team
Oman Cave Exploration Team / Oman Cave Exploration Team
Oman Cave Exploration Team / Oman Cave Exploration Team
During the well exploration, specialistsdiscovered snakes, dead animals and cave pearls, but found neither genies nor a passage to hell. Cave pearls were gray and lime green in color. The formations are balls of calcite that form in karst caves due to dripping water.
“We collected samples of water, stones, soiland some dead animals, but have not yet analyzed them,” Mohammed al-Kindi, a professor of geology at the German University of Technology in Oman, told AFP. He added that the full report of the expedition will be made public soon.
The exact age of the Barkhout well is unknown, but, according to scientists, it is most likely millions of years old.
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