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Mysterious roads covered with molten iron 2,000 years ago
How the Romans made iron so hot that it could be poured gently into the broken road sections is still a mystery. After 2,000 years, some sections remain intact.
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Compare 7 world wonders in ancient and modern times
Discover the beauty and wonders of the seven wonders of the ancient world with the seven wonders of the world through the synthesis of National Geographic.
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Mysterious battery in the ancient city of Iraq
Patea in the west of Iraq has 2,000 years of history. In the early 70s, Conic - German archaeologist came to this ancient citadel to investigate and discovered some porc…
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UNESCO brought the ancient city of Hebron in the West Bank to the list of world heritage
On July 7, the United Nations Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (UNESCO) brought the ancient West City city of Hebron to the list of protected world heri…
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Artifacts of stores and warehouses for thousands of years are found in Turkey
Accordingly, traces of two two-year-old estates and stores were unearthed at a site in the ancient city of Aspendos.
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The eternal kiss of the couple together for 2,800 years
Two skeletons at an archaeological site in Iran lie in a forward-facing position as if giving each other an eternal kiss.
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The abandoned city is wider than Paris and London in the United States
At the peak of the city, in 1050, the population here reached 30,000 people. This is the largest city in the past that once existed, on a scale far beyond Paris or Londo…
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2500 year old lost city on the top of Greek hill
A research team discovered 2,500-year-old city ruins, more than 40 hectares wide on a Greek hilltop with ancient pottery and coins.
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Huge pool in ancient Roman city
The swimming pool is 30m long, 1.7m wide, 1m deep, originating from the Roman Empire excavated in the old city of Aphrodisias, Turkey.
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5 ancient cities were discovered after thousands of years missing
According to the International Business Times, only in 2016, scientists found many ancient areas buried for thousands of years.
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Hundreds of 2000 year old charm charms were discovered
New archaeologists have discovered more than 600 seals and amulets in an ancient sanctuary in Turkey.
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2500-year-old shopping district in Greece
Recent archaeologists unearthed traces of one of the oldest shopping malls in the world in the ancient city of Argilos, northern Greece.
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Find the tomb of Queen Maya
Queen K's tomb was found during excavation of the royal ancient city in El Peru-Waka, in the northwestern region of Peten (Guatemala), according to NBC News, which led t…
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Found the Central American gold city
Beneath the primeval forest in Honduras' Mosquitia region, archaeologists have found traces of ruins they consider the city missing Ciudad Blanca, or White City, accordi…