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Memphis, Egypt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Memphis ( Arabic : منف ; Greek : Μέμφις ) was the ancient capital of Aneb-Hetch , the first nome of Lower Egypt . Its ruins are located near the town of Mit Rahina , south of Cairo . According to legend related by Manetho , the city was founded by the pharaoh Menes around 3000 BC.
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Sanchi known for its "Stupas" is a small village in Raisen District of the state of Madhya Pradesh , India , it is located 46 km north east of Bhopal , and 10 km from Besnagar and Vidisha in the central part of the state of Madhya Pradesh .
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Palenque ( Bàak' in Modern Maya ) was a Maya city state in southern Mexico that flourished in the 7th century. The Palenque ruins date back to 100 BC to its fall around 800 AD. After its decline it was absorbed into the jungle , which is made up of cedar, mahogany, and sapodilla trees, [ 1 ] but has been excavated and restored and is now a famous archaeological site attracting thousands of visitors.
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The city of Pompeii is a partially buried Roman town-city near modern Naples in the Italian region of Campania , in the territory of the comune of Pompei . Along with Herculaneum , Pompeii was partially destroyed and buried under 4 to 6 m (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, and it was lost for nearly 1700 years before its accidental rediscovery in 1749.
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Archaeology News : Ancient Egypt, Archaeology : Discovery News
Posted by Rossella Lorenzi Thu Apr 5, 2012 03:38 PM ET |
Palmyra ( Aramaic : ܬܕܡܘܪܬܐ ; Hebrew : תדמור ; tiḏmorta , Greek : Παλμύρα , Arabic : تدمر ; Tadmur , English pronunciation: /ˌpælˈmaɪrə/ ) was an ancient city in central Syria .
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Machu Picchu ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmatʃu ˈpitʃu] , Quechua : Machu Pikchu [ˈmɑtʃu ˈpixtʃu] , "Old Peak") is a pre-Columbian 15th-century Inca site located 2,430 metres (7,970 ft) above sea level . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Machu Picchu is located in the Cusco Region of Peru, South America . It is situated on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru , which is 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of Cusco and through which the Urubamba River flows. Most archaeologists believe that Machu Picchu was built as an estate for the Inca emperor Pachacuti (1438–1472). Often referred to as the "Lost City of the Incas", it is perhaps the most familiar icon of the Inca World .
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Angkor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Angkor ( Khmer : អង្គរ ) is a region of Cambodia that served as the seat of the Khmer Empire , which flourished from approximately the 9th to 15th centuries.
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Petra ( Greek "πέτρα" (petra), meaning stone ; Arabic : البتراء, Al-Batrāʾ ) is a historical and archaeological city in the Jordanian governorate of Ma'an that is famous for its rock cut architecture and water conduit system. Established sometime around the 6th century BC as the capital city of the Nabataeans , [ 2 ] it is a symbol of Jordan as well as its most visited tourist attraction. [ 2 ] It lies on the slope of Mount Hor [ 3 ] in a basin among the mountains which form the eastern flank of Arabah (Wadi Araba), the large valley running from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba .