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Greece, Crete - Minoan culture - Knossos
The centre of Minoan civilisation and capital of Minoan Crete lay 5km south of Heraklion. Knossos flourished for approximately two thousand years. It had large palace buildings, extensive workshop installations and luxurious rock-cut...
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The Silk Roads: Trade and Movement: A de-monitized economy
What finds were found at these excavation sites? What was unique about the cemeteries found in one excavation site? The Silk Roads: Trade and Movement, Part 3
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Mexcio, Chicen Itza Maya site
Chichen Itza was one of the largest Maya cities and it was likely to have been one of the mythical great cities, or Tollans, referred to in later Mesoamerican literature. The city may have had the most diverse population in the Maya...
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Exploring Qumran: The Dead Sea Scrolls Community
Qumran is a small settlement on the west shore of the Dead Sea. The Dead Sea Scrolls were found nearby. The archaeology of this settlement sheds light on the Jewish community that lived here and how they were connected to the Dead Sea...
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Italy, Tivoli - Hadrian's Villa
The villa was constructed at Tibur (modern-day Tivoli) as a retreat from Rome for Roman Emperor Hadrian during the second and third decades of the 2nd century AD. Hadrian is said to have disliked the palace on the Palatine Hill in Rome,...
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Italy, Paestum, Temple of Hera (Basilica)
The first Temple of Hera, built around 550 BC by the Greek colonists, is the oldest surviving temple in Paestum. Eighteenth-century archaeologists named it "The Basilica" because some mistakenly believed it to be a Roman building. (The...
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The Conversion of Constantine: What Really Happened?
Emperor Constantine the Great famously converted to Christianity in the early 4th century CE. But how did this happen? What did Constantine really believe?
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Dense cluster of ancient pyramids found in Sudan
Archaeologists have discovered at least 35 ancient pyramids and graves thought to be about 2,000 years old at a site called Sedeinga in Sudan. The dense concentration is surprising to researchers, who in 2011 found 13 pyramids clustered...
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West Africa Before the Europeans
Toby Green has been fascinated by the history of West Africa for decades after he visited as a student and heard whispers of history that didn’t appear in text books. Years later he wrote ‘Fistful of Shells,’ a survey of West Africa and...
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The Oldest Music on Earth
While excavating the Hohle Fels cave in southwestern Germany in 2008, scientists discovered a bone flute that turned out to be one of the oldest music instruments in the world. In this episode we take a closer look at the flute itself...
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Turkey, Assos Theatre
The theatre of Assos in Asia Minor in Turkey, It was discovered that the theatre which had been set up on the south slope of the ancient city across Lesbos was destroyed during an earthquake. The theatre with 2500 people capacity had...
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China, Silk Road - Jiayuguan Pass
Among the passes on the Great Wall, Jiayuguan is the most intact surviving ancient military building. The pass is also known by the name the "First and Greatest Pass Under Heaven", which is not to be confused with the "First Pass Under...
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China, Silk Road - Jiaohe Ancient City
Among the earliest settlers of this area are the Indo-European speaking Tocharians,who had populated the Tarim and Turfan basins no later than 1800 BC. From the years 108 BC to 450 AD the city of Jiaohe was the capital of the Anterior...
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Turkey, Ancient city of Hierapolis-Pamukkale - UNESCO World Heritage site
The ruins of Hierapolis are adjacent to the modern Pamukkale, Hierapolis flourished, reaching its peak of importance in the 2nd and 3rd centuries A.D., having been destroyed by an earthquake in 60 A.D. and rebuilt. Remains of the...
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Sand and corrosion cover an artifact at the bottom of the Red Sea.
Sand and corrosion cover an artifact at the bottom of the Red Sea.
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Femurs and the ulna and radius of forearm bones fill plastic storage containers.
Femurs and the ulna and radius of forearm bones fill plastic storage containers.
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Turkey, Lycia - Ancient city of Myra
Myra was a leading city of the Lycian Union and surpassed Xanthos in early Byzantine times to become the capital city of Lycia.
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Turkey, Aspendos Roman Theatre
The greco-roman remains of Aspendos ancient city are situated in Pamphylia, approximately 40 km east of Antalya, on the Eurymedon river.
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Egypt, Dendara Temple - Chapel of the New Year
Egypt, Dendara Temple - Chapel of the New Year
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Ancient mosaic found in SE Turkey open for exhibition
ADIYAMAN, TURKEY - SEPTEMBER 27: An ancient mosaic which was found southeastern Turkey in 2009 has opened for exhibition on Thursday.The mosaic was unearthed in the ancient city of Perre in Adiyaman province and prepared for display...