Places of Interest...
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An Archaeology Excavation: Aksum In Ethiopia
Aksum is located 2,200 metres above sea level on a flat plateau deep in the interior of Ethiopia on Africa's horn. The ancient city wielded great...
Archaeology in the Arctic
Surviving in the severe environment of the Arctic Circle has tested the endurance of human beings ever since they travelled into this harsh northern region. The...
Cities of the Revelation
Prophetic writings have always interested and intrigued people who long to take a glimpse into the future. a href=http://www.isitparanormal.co.uk/Nostradamus.h...
Greece: The Archaic Period
For most archaeologists one characteristic that is peculiar in early Greek development is the city state system; an institution of flexible size and shape consisting of...
Greece: The Classical Period
Greece has always been a powerful attraction to conquerors or visitors alike who remained captivated by her geographical charm and her claim to being one of the oldest...
Harappa, Punjab
The ancient Indus Valley was home to one of the world’s first great urban cultures. The Indus Valley Civilization flourished in a rich vast river plain and the...
Nabta Playa, Egypt
Nabta Playa contains numerous megaliths some still standing in their original positions and some having toppled over. The archaeological site of Nabta Playa is located...
Nazca Lines and the Nazca Culture
Nazca is a regional district of Peru some 200 miles south of Lima on the Pacific coast. In the Peruvian desert there lies an extensive plain between the Inca and Nazca...
Rapa Nui & Archaeological Interest
As Admiral Roggeveen and his crew sailed in the lonely expanse of the South Pacific Ocean they came across a triangle of volcanic rock that was not on any of his maps....
Stonehenge
The colossal size, its endurance for 4000 years and its mysterious symbolism certainly make Stonehenge Britain's national icon. Although researchers are still unclear as...
The Archaeological Site: Oxyrhynchus, Egypt
The archaeological site of Oxyrhynchus in Egypt is highly regarded as the most important grammatological location discovered in history. The site has...
The Archaeology Mystery Of The Bronze Age Mound
An interesting Bronze Age burned mound was excavated at a gravel mining quarry north of Leicester, England. The site lays within an area of open...
The Megalithic Sites of Carnac
The French town of Carnac lies on the south coast of Brittany. Scattered across the rolling landscape are hundreds of megalithic sites containing thousands of megalithic...
The Roman Forum
In the centre of almost every Roman city was an expansive open space known as the forum. The city’s inhabitants met in the forum to perform their business to buy and...
The Ruined City of Ephesus
Ephesus is the grandest of the ruined ancient cities of modern Turkey’s antiquity. It was the most important city in the entire Roman province of Asia Minor. It is...
