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Site of the "Ballroom of the young ladies with their hair" in Théus. Mont ColombisDemoiselles coiffées des Hautes-Alpes
The main cause of the formation of the earth "pyramids" is the continuous alternation of periods of torrential rain and drought. These phenomena, in particularly friable soils, over the years, erode the ground more and more, going to form precisely the earth pyramids. Usually the pyramids are formed in soils very well sheltered from the wind, so that this cannot damage. Furthermore, the life of the earth pyramids is highly dependent on the time in which the boulder that covers it, succeeds in its purpose, that is, to repair it. Read more : ------
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