Tag: ancient city
Tzintzuntzan – The City of Rounded Pyramidal Yácata
Tzintzuntzan meaning “place of hummingbirds” was the capital of the Purépecha state (also called the Tarascan state), located adjacent to Lake Pátzcuaro in the municipality of Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, Mexico.
The Ancient City of Perrhe
Perrhe, also called also Antiochia on the Taurus was an ancient city of the Kingdom of Commagene, located north of the present-day city of Adıyaman, Turkey.
Uplistsikhe – The Rock-Hewn City of Caves
Uplistsikhe, meaning "the lord's fortress" is an ancient rock-hewn city located in the Shida Kartli region of present-day Georgia.
The Etowah Mounds Metropolis of the South Appalachian Mississippian Culture
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.
Volcanic Eruption Led to the Abandonment of Ancient Egyptian City
Archaeologists conducting excavations of the fortified Ancient Egyptian city of Berenike suggest that drought caused by volcanic eruption led to the city’s abandonment.
The Greco-Roman City of Hippos
Hippos, meaning “horse” is an ancient Greco-Roman city in the foothills beneath the Sussita Mountain, located near the present-day Kibbutz Ein Gev in the Northern District of Israel.