Lost cities

Some of the world’s greatest cities are no more. Once thriving, hundreds of cities across the world now lie in ruins – ravaged either by war or simply natural progression.

Whatever the cause, these lost cities were forgotten in time until they were rediscovered centuries later. These are the world’s greatest lost cities.

Ancient Ruins

16 Legendary Lost Cities of India

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These cities were once inhabited but due to wars, natural calamities and climate change, they were abandoned many, many years ago.
Archaeology

4,500-Year-Old Sumerian Palace Discovered in Iraq

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A 4,500-year-old palace from the Kingdom of Lagash unearthed in modern-day southern Iraq could hold the keys to a greater understanding of Sumerian history.
Archaeology

Massive 3,000-year-old Mayan Monument discovered in Southern Mexico

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An enormous pyramid-topped platform, unnoticed until detected with the help of lasers, is the oldest and largest structure yet discovered in the Maya region.
Myths

The submerged Temples of Mahabalipuram

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Mahabalipuram, the famous centre of Pallava art and architecture, is situated on the coast of Tamil Nadu. The local traditions and the foreign accounts vividly refer to the submergence of six temples out of seven that existed here.
Ancient Civilization

Uruk: The World’s First Big City

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Cities began to emerge about the same time in various places around the world. But most archaeologists agree that it is fair to claim Uruk as one of the world’s first cities.
Ancient Ruins

Great Zimbabwe: Stone Ruins of a Civilization

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An ancient city constructed almost 1000 years ago and long since ruined, Great Zimbabwe was proof that black African culture, far from being inferior to colonial society, was in fact comparable. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Zimbabwe during the country’s Late Iron Age.
Ancient Ruins

25 Lost Cities Forgotten by Time

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It might be difficult to imagine how an entire city can become lost in time, leaving nothing more than ruins in its wake. Whether due to war, natural disaster, climate change or other reasons, cities have risen and fallen throughout history.
Ancient Civilization

Liangzhu: the 5,000-year-old Chinese civilisation that time forgot

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The ancient city of on the lower Yangtze delta, with its sophisticated system of waterways, is astonishing archaeologists and rewriting the history books.
News

Climate change and the collapse of Angkor Wat

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Drill core samples give insight to the pre-industrial city's downfall
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