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2,500-year-old lost city of Thonis-Heracleion discovered in Egypt
Thonis-Heracleion once thrived at the mouth of the Nile, a vibrant city pulsing with trade and ceremony long before ...
Hagia Sophia: Secrets of the 1,600-year-old megastructure that has survived the collapse of empires
One of the world’s most famous religious buildings, Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia was extraordinary when it was built in the sixth ...
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The Most Influential Cities of Bronze Age Greece
The Bronze Age in ancient Greece was a pivotal era that laid the foundation for the rich tapestry of Hellenic civilization.
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The beautiful and cheap Greek city that tourists haven't even heard of
A Greek city that tourists haven’t even heard of is beautiful and affordable. Thessaloniki is the second-largest city in Greece, sitting on the coast of the Macedonia region in the north of the ...
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Bodies found in ancient Mayan City: What a mysterious altar reveals about the culture from 1,700 years ago
A new discovery unearthed by an international team of archeologists in the heart of modern-day Guatemala has put another piece in the puzzle revealing a turbulent period of time of the ancient ...
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Child remains found at ancient sacrifice altar hidden in national park
The discovery, announced by Guatemala’s Culture and Sports Ministry, was made within the ancient city of Tikal - an enormous city-state which battled for centuries with the Kaanul dynasty for ...
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Italy’s oldest city that’s a 10,000-year-old ancient paradise carved into a rock
But one ancient city ... periods under Greek, Roman, Byzantine, and Norman rule. It has seen everything from monastic communities to peasant revolts and was the first city in southern Italy ...
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Mysterious altar found in ancient Mayan city contains bodies – and wasn’t made by the Maya
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Archaeologists ...
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Dozens of ancient skeletons found in heart of bustling city: 'Hard to imagine'
Some commuters in a cosmopolitan European city may be shocked to learn they've been walking over ancient skeletons for many years. Officials in Brussels, Belgium, announced on April 9 that public ...
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Mysterious altar found in ancient Mayan city contains bodies – and wasn’t made by the Maya
(CNN) — Archaeologists working in an ancient Mayan city have unearthed a mysterious 1,700-year-old altar whose bright decorations and grim contents may hold the key to unraveling the complex ...
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Dozens of ancient skeletons found in heart of bustling city: 'Hard to imagine'
Some commuters in a cosmopolitan European city may be shocked to learn they've been walking over ancient skeletons for many years. Officials in Brussels, Belgium, announced on April 9 that public ...
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Mystery ruins turn out to be ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ ancient find in North Macedonia
Through radar scans and artifact finds, archaeologists identified the mystery ruins of Gradishte as a forgotten ancient city. Photo from California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt Under a ...