history
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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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Kharanaq: The 4,000-Year History of Iran’s Ghost Town
Inhabited for some 4,000 years, Kharanaq is Iran’s crumbling mud-brick ghost town near Yazd — explore its shaking Seljuk minaret and desert…
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Dorn Pyramid: The History of San Luis Obispo’s 1905 Tomb
Built in 1905, the Dorn Pyramid is a 25-foot granite Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo — discover the lawyer, his lost…
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Pyramid Mound: The True History of an Indiana Loess Hill
Added to the National Register in 1975, Pyramid Mound at Vincennes, Indiana is no pyramid at all — discover the natural loess…
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El Castillo Cave: History of Spain’s 40,800-Year-Old Art
Dated to 40,800 years ago, El Castillo Cave in Cantabria holds Europe’s oldest known art — explore the red disks, hand stencils…
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The Library of Alexandria: Complete History and Sources
Founded around 280 BCE, the Library of Alexandria — explore its scholars, its scrolls, and the slow loss of the ancient world’s…