civilizations
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Inside Town Creek: North Carolina’s Only Pee Dee Center
Occupied from AD 1150 to 1400, Town Creek Indian Mound is North Carolina’s only Pee Dee ceremonial center — explore the reconstructed…
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Valley of the Thracian Kings: 1,500 Ancient Mounds
Over 1,500 burial mounds fill Bulgaria’s Valley of the Thracian Kings — explore Kazanlak’s frescoes, the tomb of Seuthes III and its…
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Infernal Chariot Tomb: Sarteano’s Lion-and-Griffin Demon
Discovered in 2003, the Tomb of the Infernal Chariot at Sarteano shows a red Etruscan demon driving a chariot of lions and…
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Inside Philippopolis: Plovdiv’s 7,000-Seat Roman Theatre
Built in the 90s AD to seat up to 7,000, the Roman theatre of Philippopolis in Plovdiv survives nearly intact — explore…
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Cambazlı: History of Rough Cilicia’s 5th-Century Church
Built in the second half of the 5th century AD, the Cambazlı basilica still stands two storeys high in Rough Cilicia. Explore…
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Temple of the Oracle: Alexander’s 331 BC Siwa Pilgrimage
In 331 BC, Alexander crossed the desert to Siwa’s Temple of the Oracle to be named a god — explore the Amun…