The Rock Fortress of Sigiriya: An Ancient Wonder Reaching for the Stars
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Located north to the Matale district in Sri Lanka, at a massive rock formation 200 meters high lie the massive…
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Carved Out of a Mountain: The Ancient Rock-Cut Temple Complex of Ellora
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The construction of only ONE temple required removing three million cubic feet of stone, weighing more than 200,000 tons. Located…
Casas Grandes—A Sacred Ancient Site Unlike Any Other
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The archaeological site of Paquime, commonly referred to as Casas Grandes, is located in Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. It covers…
25 Things You Should Know About The Ancient Rock Fortress of Sigiriya
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Near-vertical walls soar to a flat-topped summit that safeguards the ruins of an ancient civilization. Hidden atop a strange 200-meter…
Lifespan of Ancient Civilizations Revealed: Are we on the Road to Collapse?
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If we look at the past, we may have a better idea of where we are going. By studying the…
From Volcanoes on Mars to Scarps on Mercury – How Places on Other Worlds Get Their Names
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The New Horizons spacecraft, which flew past Pluto in 2015, successfully completed a flyby of “Ultima Thule”, an object in the Kuiper belt of bodies beyond Neptune on…
This Region of Space Is Empty, and Scientists Don’t Know Why
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There is an unexplained cosmic phenomenon located 1,500 light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Orion. South of the large star-forming region known as…
Underground Tunnels Found beneath Pyramid in Mexico Likely Contain ‘Strange Skulls’
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Underground Tunnels Found beneath Pyramid in Mexico Likely Contain ‘Strange Skulls’ The ancient city of Teotihuacan had its apex between…