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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…
2015-12-07
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…
2015-10-14
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…
2015-07-06
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…
2015-06-22
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…
2015-06-01
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…
2015-03-20