10 Things You Should Know About The Underground City of Derinkuyu
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The underground city of Derinkuyu is the oldest underground city in the Median Empire, and the largest city found in…
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Stonehenge Was Able to Amplify Sound and Contain it Within
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According to new research, the megaliths’ original configuration amplified the sonance generated inside the stone circle and contained it as…
Göbekli Tepe the Source of All Megalithic Monuments Including Stonehenge?
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The geometric complexity of Göbekli Tepe, considered by experts the oldest temple in the world, is a wonder to scientists…
What if Tools Used to Build Ancient Monuments Were Never Lost?
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Thousands of years ago, humankind erected mind-boggling ancient structures. Many of these monuments have fascinated humankind for centuries. When discussing…
10 Ancient and Lost Cities in History You Probably Didn’t Know About
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Throughout our planet’s long history, countless civilizations have risen and fallen. Yet, they left a mark in antiquity by building…
10 Strange Places On Earth That Scientists have Struggled To Understand
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Our planet is so far the most unique in the universe since it’s the only one that harbors—apparently intelligent —life….
13,000 Years Ago, a Long-Lost Civilization Built Megalithic Temples
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Around 13,000 years ago, before the invention of technologies such as the wheel, the pulley, pottery, and metallurgy, and even…
This Ancient City Predates The Great Pyramid by Around 8,000 Years
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Several millennia before Egypt’s first pyramid was erected, an ancient city was built in present-day Syria. Its importance resides in…
Ancient Cities That Predate The Pyramids By Thousands of Years
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To us, the pyramids of Egypt are very ancient. However, already in times of ancient Egypt, for example, the reign…
Archaeologists Find Massive 8,000-Year-Old Triangle-Shaped Monument in Saudi Arabia
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Archaeologists have discovered a massive monument. Excavations have revealed a triangle-shaped stone platform believed to date back around 8,000 years…
3 Reasons Why Göbekli Tepe Is The Most Unique Ancient Monument Discovered So Far
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There are various considerations why Göbekli Tepe is a history-changing site. Here are three reasons I think Göbekli Tepe is…
5 Facts and 5 Stunning Images of 12,000-Year-Old Megalithic Temple Göbekli Tepe
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Some 12,000 years ago, during the last Ice Age, a mysterious people in present-day Turkey built a never-before-seen temple. Using…
The Ancient City of Armageddon Predates the Egyptian Pyramids by 4,000 Years
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According to the “Book of Revelation”, Megiddo – an ancient “city” located 90 kilometers from Jerusalem – will be the…
5 Things You Should Know About 3 Obelisks of the Ancient World
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We’ve probably seen obelisks at least once in our lifetime. These ancient structures have survived for thousands of years and…
The Ancient Aztec Sun Stone
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Although the Aztec Sun Stone (Piedra del Sol) is commonly known as a calendar for keeping a count of the…
7 Baffling Facts You Should Know About the World’s Oldest Megalithic Temple
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Academics acknowledge a massive structure as the oldest temple ever constructed on the surface of the planet, located in present-day…
Older Than History: 3 Ancient Cities That Predate Pyramids by Around 5,000 Years
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Yes, the pyramids are among the oldest monumental structures on the surface of the planet. But just because the pyramids…
8 Stunning Images of the Most Beautiful Library in the World
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The Clementinum library in the Czech Republic is one of the most beautiful libraries in the world. The library features…
Multi-Ton Stones: Here Are 5 of the Largest Stones Moved in Ancient Egypt
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No matter where we look, we will find mind-boggling structures built by ancient civilizations thousands of years ago. Some of…
Ancient Site That Predates The Pyramids Was Built With Advanced Forms of Geometry
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The builders of Göbekli Tepe possessed profound knowledge of geometry, which was used to build the ancient site using multi-ton…
Antique Document From 1888 Offers First Recorded Case of Death by Meteorite Impact
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What are the odds that a meteorite will strike a person standing on Earth? If you ask Tulane University environmental…
The Worlds Oldest Temple Predates The Egyptian Pyramids by At Least 7,300 Years
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Around 12,000 Years ago, a mysterious people in what is now Turkey erected multi-ton stones into intricate circles forming what…