Lost Places

I love history and archeology! I've been to some of the places on this list, but not nearly enough. Hopefully, one day I will fulfill my dream of volunteering on an active archeological dig site.

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The Ajanta Caves in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra, India are 30 rock-cut cave monuments which date from the 2nd century BCE to the 600 CE. The caves include paintings and sculptures considered to be masterpieces of Buddhist religious art (which depict the Jataka tales) as well as frescos which are reminiscent of the Sigiriya paintings in Sri Lanka.

an old stone structure in the middle of a field with rocks and plants around it

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Unexplained Mysteries

Great Pyramids vs Puma Punku

Puma Punku...the laser-cut precision is astounding!!!. Built by Aymara Indians, estimated to be 14,000 years old. The structure is made of Diorite (one of the hardest stone on Earth), the only other stone that can cut it is Diamond!

an ancient building built on top of a cliff in the middle of the desert with no people around it

Places Around The World

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Masada - Israel 31 BC - 70 AD

many clay pots are stacked on top of each other

Pueblo Bonito ruin, Chaco Canyon, New Mexico | Randall K. Roberts

Pueblo Bonita at Chaco Canyon, New Mexico

an aerial view of several pyramids in the desert

Pictures of Ancient African Civilizations

Meroe Pyramids, Sudan. Nubian pyramids built by the rulers of the ancient Kushite kingdoms. Prior to the Kushites building these pyramids, there had been no pyramid construction in Egypt and the Nile Valley for more than 500 years. The area of the Nile valley known as Nubia, which lies within present day Sudan, was home to three Kushite kingdoms during antiquity. 1st with capital at Kerma (2600–1520 BC). 2nd centered on Napata (1000–300 BC). Finally centered on Meroë (300 BC–AD 300).

an ancient building built into the side of a mountain

Madain Saleh

Archeological Sites

City Of Petra

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Madain Saleh is an old city in Saudi-Arabia. It is a sister city of Petra, built by the Nabateans more than 2000 years ago. It is located about 400 kilometres to the north-west of Medina and 500 kilometres to the south of Petra.

four different images of statues in the water and underwater with sunlight shining on them, including one of which has a lion statue

Photo Gallery: The Sunken City of Alexandria

Cleopatra's Palace, Alexandria, Egypt - lost for 1,600 years, granite statues, jewelry, and gold coins were discovered by French underwater archeologist, Frank Goddio.

an ancient stone carving in the middle of a rock formation with carvings on it's sides

Gobekli Tepe – 6000 years older than Stonehenge

Predating Stonehenge by 6,000 years, Turkey’s stunning Gobekli Tepe upends the conventional view of the rise of civilization

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Prehistoric Architecture

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Ancient Places

Mystery of the ancient kingdom discovered in Nepal where thousands of caves are carved 155ft off the ground

Hidden within the Himalayas, 155ft from the ground, these man-made caves are one of the World's greatest archaeological mysteries. The astonishing number of caves, some dug into the cliffside, others tunnelled from above are thousands of years old but who built them and why remains a mystery.