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Ancient Cities
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Why We Must Learn From Sunken Cities Or Suffer Their Fate
The British Museum’s Sunken Cities exhibition is a reminder of our future. If we accept that climate change…
Three Ancient Cities To Rival London, Paris And New York
London, Paris and New York are global cities: modern hubs for travel, technology and trade, their names and…
How Ancient Mayan City Built On A Grid Pattern
An ancient Mayan city followed a unique grid pattern, providing evidence of a powerful ruler, archaeologists working at…
When Moving Forward Digs Up The Past
In London and Paris, two recent construction projects have been held up for macabre reasons: hundreds or thousands…
Modern Cities Grow The Same Way As Ancient Ones
Scientists find that despite time and location, the productivity of settlements grows faster than their populations. There are…
Cities Built Over Time. Ruined In A Moment.
Within days of Islamic State (IS) releasing a video showing their destruction of sculptures in the Mosul museum…