Founded, furnished and eventually forgotten – this has been the fate of many cities since ancient times. A few names have stayed alive in legend and literature while others disappeared completely – ...

Since time immemorial, tales of cities which once existed but sank into the depths of the oceans have captivated people all ...

Archaeological discovery reveals that Mohenjo-daro was founded centuries earlier, rewriting the history of the Indus Valley.

The drop in the water level of a lake has revealed the remains of an ancient Turkish city in remarkable condition.

One of the ancient submerged cities in the Mediterranean is found in Greece. Stories of submerged cities are as fascinating ...

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The Amazon rainforest, mountain highlands, and desert sands have long held secrets buried beneath their surfaces. Recent archaeological discoveries have upended centuries of assumptions about where ...

There is an ancient city dating back 2,000 years, which had been underwater for many decades, only resurfacing as a major ...

Evidence from Jerash shows the Justinian plague reshaped communities, exposing hidden migration patterns and the human impact of pandemic crises. “A plague is upon us” was likely a familiar expression ...

While Athens and Sparta dominate the history book, there are lesser-known ancient Greek city-states that contributed to Greek ...

What do cities reveal about us? Not just our engineering or art, but our longings—what we value, what we revere, how we choose to live together. William Frej’s new book, Unforgotten: Ancient Cities ...