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Photos of Lost Cities

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Anyone remember that eerie archaeological find from a couple of years back? Where workman excavating a street in London found a pot of face cream belonging to some Roman-era girl - replete with finger-marks from when she'd last scooped out the gloop? If that doesn't tickle your sinister-glands enough, have a look at these fascinating photos. Entire cities - ancient homes long since abandoned by their inhabitants. These are really intriguing. And a bit creepy. Anyone ever visited any of these places? Is it as hair-raising as I'd imagine?
mischabarrett

5 responses // Photos of Lost Cities

  • http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/50
    w*o*w.

    Seen the pictures?
    Now play the board game.
    ovkorrse
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angkor
    Angkor isn't in the list...or at least I didn't see it. Angkor is a beautiful city in Cambodia. The lesson to be learned from Angkor is that they destroyed themselves by consuming the nature around them so fast.

    They relied heavily on the nature they destroyed. Sound familiar?
    phillyharper
  • http://www.shunya.net/Pictures/NorthIndia/Sanchi/Sanchi...
    Great ref site! I've never even heard of Sanchi...

    When you start adding in the fact that these are only the remains of the stone structures, and not the vast expanse of wood-built urban areas, you realize that some of these ancient cities were actually huge metropolitan hubs.
    I'd love to see Teotihuacan for starters...but Angkor Wat in Cambodia would be ideal; I believe AW holds the title for largest preindustrial city in the world - that we know of anyway. Which is pretty much why it didn't last; it was too fat to stand up on its own two feet.
    Humdrum
  • I've been to Pompei, though I didn't see that in the list of places on that site. My parents will be going to a few of the Mayan ruins mentioned this winter. I'd like to go visit those lost cities and others if I ever get the oppurtunity.
    KannaTaisho
  • i love stuff like this on the history channel and all those kinds of documentaries
    elissa_D

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