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Siq al-Barid – ‘Little Petra’

April 13, 2021

Siq al-Barid, also called ‘Little Petra’ is a Nabataean site in the Ma'an Governorate of Jordan that features rock cut tombs, stone-built architecture, and a complex system of hydrological engineering.

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The Hierapolis Ploutonion – The Gateway to Hell

April 11, 2021

The Hierapolis Ploutonion is a sacred sanctuary in the ancient Greco-Roman-Byzantine city of Hierapolis, located in classical Phrygia in the present-day province of Denizli, Turkey.

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Uplistsikhe – The Rock-Hewn City of Caves

April 8, 2021

Uplistsikhe, meaning "the lord's fortress" is an ancient rock-hewn city located in the Shida Kartli region of present-day Georgia.

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Claros – The Ancient Sanctuary of Apollo

April 3, 2021

Claros was an ancient Greek sanctuary located near the present-day town of Ahmetbeyli in the Menderes district of Izmir Province, Turkey.

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Hatra – The Caravan City of the Desert

April 1, 2021

Hatra was the ancient capital of the small Kingdom of Hatra, located in the present-day eastern Nineveh Governorate in northern Iraq.

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Por-Bazhyn – The Mysterious Island Fortress in Siberia

March 31, 2021

Por-Bazhyn, meaning "Clay House" in the Tuvan language are the remains of an adobe monastery or a fortified palace, that was built on a small island in Lake Tere-Khol, located in the Sengelen mountains of southern Siberia, Russia.

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Sarmizegetusa Regia – The Mountain Capital of the Dacians

March 27, 2021

Sarmizegetusa Regia was the capital and political centre of the Dacians, located in the Orăştie Mountains of the Grădiștea Muncelului Natural Park, in present-day Romania.

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Moundville – The Mound Metropolis of the Mississippian Culture

March 25, 2021

The Moundville Archaeological Site is an ancient tribal centre of the Mississippian culture, that built a large settlement comprising of raised mounds in the present-day state of Alabama near the banks of the Black Warrior River, in the United States.

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The Etowah Mounds Metropolis of the South Appalachian Mississippian Culture

March 24, 2021

The Etowah Mounds is an ancient tribal centre of the South Appalachian Mississippian culture, that built a large settlement comprising of raised mounds located on the shore of the Etowah River, in the present Bartow County, Georgia, of the United States.

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Kincaid Mounds – The Mound Metropolis of Illinois

March 23, 2021

The Kincaid Mounds is an ancient tribal centre of the Mississippian culture that built a large settlement comprising of raised mounds, in the present-day state of Illinois near the banks of the Ohio River, in the United States.

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Diocletian’s Palace

March 20, 2021

Diocletian's Palace is an ancient palace complex, built during the fourth century AD for the retirement of the Roman emperor Diocletian.

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Brunswick Town – The Abandoned Colonial Town in North Carolina

March 19, 2021

Brunswick Town was a major colonial trading port in the Cape Fear region of North Carolina, that was abandoned during the on-set of the American Revolutionary War in 1775.

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