Tagged: ancient city

– Have you ever wondered what a really ancient kitchen looked like? If so, now you have a chance to see one. Archaeologists have discovered 2,600-year-old kitchen in the ancient Kingdom of Lydia. It is the first time a fully-equipped kitchen belonging to the Kingdom...

– Beautiful ancient city of Palmyra lies today in ruins. It was once a place of great historical importance, dating back to the times of King Solomon, but war in Syria ruined magnificent Palmyra. When ISIS reached the city’s gates, most knew destruction was imminent....

– Using sophisticated LIDAR technology scientists have discovered remains of mysterious ancient lost city hidden beneath a dense forest of Oklahoma. This previously unknown place was inhabited about 10,500 years ago by Native Americans who were most likely hunter-gatherers. Our ancestors gathered each year near...

A team of archaeologists from University of Gothenburg, Sweden and University of Bournemouth, United Kingdom have stumbled upon the previously unknown 2,500-year-old city located near the Strongilovoúni hill, at the village of Vlochós, north of Athens, Greece. Some of the ruins are previously known, but...

Archaeologists have resumed excavations in Hadrianapolis an ancient city in southwestern Paphlagonia, the land of the Paphlagonians, one of the most ancient nations of Anatolia. The ancient site, located in modern Turkey), about 3km west of modern Eskipazar, is believed to have been established between...

A 6th century Byzantine cistern has been unearthed during excavations conducted in the ancient city of Dara, in southeastern province of Mardin, Turkey. The cistern was found in a field used as a barn. Excavation works in the 3,000-year-old ancient city of Dara are continued...

– In the ancient city of Natchez, Mississippi we encounter the Emerald Mound. It is the second largest temple mound in North America and it was built by prehistoric Natchez Indians of the lower Mississippi River Valley. The Natchez Indian culture began as early as...

– Mentioned in several sources from about 400 BC, city of Pergamon was investigated by German archaeologists for more than a century. Pergamon (Pergamum), was an ancient city of Mysia situated about 100 km north of Izmir, Turkey. Today, the city of Bergama in Turkey...

– Before being destroyed and abandoned in 50 B.C. by a volcanic eruption, Cuicuilco was a significant ancient site on the southern shore of the Lake Texcoco in the southeastern Valley of Mexico. Today, an entire ancient city is buried beneath the ashes, but one...

Ancient city of Enkomi flourished in the Late Bronze Age and was possibly the capital of Alashiya (Alasia), Late Bronze Age country and kingdom located in the eastern part of Mediterranean region, commonly identified with either Cyprus as a whole or the city of Enkomi...