... ;m writing a story which involves characters exploring a newly discovered ancient city that's been empty for roughly a thousand years, and I have some ... a rain forest, if the climate makes any difference. If anyone has any tips on anything that might be found in an ancient city that people might not think of, I'd really appreciate that, too. I've been Googling and Wikipedia-ing Mayan and ...

I'm reading the award-winning Decoding the Heavens at the moment, so what better time to discover the Smithsonian website has an excellent article on underwater archaeology? Beneath the slate-gray surface of the North Sea, about a half-mile off England's east coast, lies the underwater town of Dunwich. Crabs and lobsters skitter along the streets where some 3,000 people walked during ...

... understanding of Morocco’s architecture and the layout of its ancient cities will help you to absorb the full flavor of the country, ... people. The architecture within each of Morocco’s Imperial Cities offers onlookers an intricate glimpse into Morocco&# ... des Oudayas. When you take a cultural tour of Morocco into such cities, like that of Fez, do not forget to visit the Museum of Moroccan ...

The irony of Israelis embracing walls is not lost on me. But compared to vast ancient cities with tremendous archetecture and millions of artifacts from Babylon, Egypt, the Hittites and Persia, if you only have a sorry pile of stones to supposedly lay claim to history, well, so be it. A 3,700-year-old wall has ...

... who was born in Ionia, a Persian province of Greek cities in western Turkey, grudgingly admits of "the Persian ... known as Ionia, were a significantly large group of Greek cities under Persian rule; and keeping the mainland Greeks warring was ... mainland from Asia, and the Greek language is Indo-European, the same as ancient Persian! To say that these wars saved the present day Western Civilization ...

... to London, you'll be intrigued by modern cities such as Dubai, fascinated by the wonders of Iran's ancient civilization and thrilled by African wildlife while your epic journey concludes among the classic architecture and romance of Europe's finest cities. Whether you join us for all seven segments or just one or two (ranging from 12 to 21 days in length), you ...