Dinosaur Plateau
Dinosaur plateau in Turkmenistan is the location of one of the biggest dinosaur tracks and footprints collections on Earth. The plateau is located in the south-east of Turkmenistan, in…
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Persepolis - city of Achaemenid empire
Persepolis used to be the richest city on Earth, with treasuries full of gold, grandiose palaces and rulers. Xerxes waged his war against Greece here, adding more gold and jewels to the glittering…
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Carthage tophet
The Tophet at Carthage is the biggest ancient cemetery, which holds many secrets. One of the mysteries of the place is still being speculated upon - why are the graves filled with infant and animal…
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Port Royal - the sunken pirate Babylon
Port Royal, Jamaica, was the pirate Babylon of the 17th century, supported by the British and governed by the infamous Henry Morgan. After the earthquake in 1692, the city sank to the bottom of the…
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Palace of Caiaphas - the undecided location
The exact location of the Palace of Caiaphas, the high priest who is believed to have plotted the killing of Jesus, is still unknown. There are two main contenders - the Church of St.Peter in…
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The ancient ruins of Jerash
Jerash is an ancient city, which dates back to the Neolithic period. The city went through Roman, Byzantine and Arab reigns, and the traces of each culture got well preserved because of massive…
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St Agatha and St Paul catacombs
Rabat has a large underground catacomb area, with multiple sarcophagi and frescoes on the walls. The catacombs are named after St.Agatha and St.Paul, who spent time in ancient Malta.
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The dead city of Serjilla
Serjilla is one of the 800 Dead Cities in Syria, which was abandoned in the 7th century not due to some disaster, but simply because of the trade route shift under the rule of Umayyad dynasty. It is…
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In: archaeology, ghost towns
The icy world of Demänovská cave
Demänovská Ice Cave in Slovakia is a cave complex, featuring the colorful Cave of Liberty with its stone flowers and the great temple, and the icy chambers of the Ice Cave itself, decorated with…
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