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Italy, Sicily - Selinunte- Temple B
Selinunte is one of the most important archaeological sites of the Greek period in Italy. The city was famous throughout the ancient world for the richness of its farmland and its monumental temples. It enjoyed a prosperous existence...
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Italy, Agrigento - Valley of the Temples - Temple of the Olympian Zeus
The Valley of the temples, is an archaeological site in Agrigento. It is one of the most outstanding examples of Greater Greece art and architecture, and is one of the main attractions of Sicily as well as a national monument of Italy....
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Republic of Macedonia, Lake Ohrid with the Bay of the Bones
Lake Ohrid straddles the mountainous border between southwestern Macedonia and eastern Albania. It is one of Europe's deepest and oldest lakes, preserving a unique aquatic ecosystem that is of worldwide importance, with more than 200...
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Macedonia, Heracles Lencestis - Roman theatre
Heraclea Lyncestis was an ancient Macedonian city situated 2 km south of the present-day town of Bitola, Republic of Macedonia. It was founded by Philip II of Macedon in the middle of the 4th century BC, after he had conquered the...
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Africa, The Unknown History of Humankind: African culture and communities
How does the culture vary across the continent? How has colonialism affected African culture and its development? Africa, The Unknown History of Humankind, Part 2
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Israel, Masada
Masada was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2001. Its inscription on this prestigious list epitomizes its outstanding universal significance, which must be protected for the benefit of all humanity. Its fall signaled the...
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West Africa Before the Europeans: West Africas globalization
What was West Africa like before the Europeans arrival? How did the empires grow, flourish and eventually decline? West Africa Before the Europeans, Part 1
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Latvia, Araisi Lake Prehistoric site
Araisi lake dwelling site is a popular tourist location with original and reconstructed remnants of Latvian prehistory. It is a unique nationally important archaeological site: remains of the 9th-10th centuries Latgalian fortified...
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Turkey, Aphrodisias Sebasteion
The Sebasteion, or Augusteum, was jointly dedicated, according to a 1st-century inscription on its propylon, "To Aphrodite, the Divine Augusti and the People". A relief found in the ruins of the south portico represented a...
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Scientists find Arabian artifacts in rocky Viking cave boat
Archaeologists digging in a Viking cave in Iceland have discovered rare artifacts from Iraq in a huge stone boat. They say the stone boat was used to burn animals to strengthen a god that had to fight to save the world.
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Africa, The Unknown History of Humankind: Unknown African history and its influences
What are the very early histories of Africa that are important that are unknown to us? How has African culture influenced the west over the centuries? Africa, The Unknown History of Humankind, Part 3
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Africa, The Unknown History of Humankind: African history
What drew Gus Casely-Hayford to researching African history? What aspects of African history and culture are commonly overlooked? Africa, The Unknown History of Humankind, Part 1
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Bulgaria, Cherven ancient Medieval city
The remains of the medieval town of Cherven are an archaeological site of great importance to the research of Bulgarian culture of the Middle Ages. The first excavations were carried out in 1910-1911 under professor Vasil Zlatarski,...
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Italy, Paestum, Temple of Athena (Ceres)
The Temple of Athena or Temple of Ceres (c. 500 BC) is a Greek temple found at Paestum, built near the so-called Basilica which is much larger than it. It has a high pediment and a Doric frieze, made up of large blocks of limestone. The...
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Turkey, Aphrodisias Stadium
The Stadium was built in the later first century AD and with the Theatre completed the town's need for large-capacity spectator buildings. Unusually for a Greek stadium, it is closed at both ends. It measures c. 270 X 60 m, and has...
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10 Archaeological Discoveries That Rewrote History
These 10 amazing archaeological discoveries changed the way we think about the modern world! From finding the first ever computer to finding ancient humans the size of Hobbits.
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Italy, Rome, Roman Forum - Basilica Julia
The Basilica Julia was a structure that once stood in the Roman Forum. It was a large, ornate, public building used for meetings and other official business during the early Roman Empire. Its ruins have been excavated. What is left from...
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Hadrians Wall: The walls characteristics
What were the characteristics of the wall? What else was created along the wall? How was the wall patrolled? Hadrians Wall, Part 2
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Buried ancient Roman city found without excavating
Researchers from the University of Cambridge and Ghent University in Belgium have discovered the remains of Falerii Novi, an ancient Roman city just 50 kilometeres away from Rome that has been buried for roughly 13 centuries.
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Bulgaria, Ostrusha ancient Thracian tomb
The Ostrusha mound is a Thracian burial tumulus near the Bulgarian town of Shipka. It was constructed in the middle of the 4th century BC. The stone structures under the more than 18 meters high mound form one of the biggest...
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Turkey, Aphrodisias - the Theatre
The original theatre of Aphrodisias in Asia Minor in Turkey, dates from the Late Hellenistic period, but it was extensively renovated between 38 and 28 BC. An architrave inscription records that the remodeled theater was dedicated to...
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Archaeologists uncover an ancient horse in Pompeii
The remains of a horse wearing a harness have been discovered at the Villa of the Mysteries in Pompeii, according to the BBC.
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Turkey, Aphrodisias - the Bouleuterion (Odeon)
The bouleuterion (council house), or odeon, is centered on the north side of the North Agora. As it stands today, it consists of a semicircular auditorium fronted by a shallow stage structure about 46 m wide. The lower part of the...
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Turkey, Aphrodisias - Hadrian's Baths
Hadrian, the Roman Emperor, came to Aphrodisias in one of his travels in Anatolia. The city council had erected these baths the memory of this visit. Baths consists of two large sections of men and women, who washed separately. There is...