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In
understanding the present, it is important to understand where we
have come from, and the processes that lead to our present ways of
life. It is too easy to judge the past (and the future) by what
we think now. It is harder, and more relevant, to understand the
past in the context of the thinking of that time. This section
should help in understanding our common urban roots and cultures.
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Road works turn up hidden history of Madrid |
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URBAN
HISTORY: Expatica:
Long-running road works on the M-30 motorway around the capital have
led archaeologists to discover Madrid is older than first thought.
Now it is believed people lived there 500,000 years ago after fossils
of micro-vertebrates, remnants of hunter gatherers and a Roman villa
were discovered there. Read
more...
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Mystery of pyramid under Fuxian Lake to be solved |
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CHINA:
People's Daily Online:
Geng Wei, who discovered the underwater ancient complex, said
"unlike the ancient Egypt
pyramid, the top of this building seems to be cut flat, as if for
holding activities, which reminds me of the pyramids of Maya period".
Under the lake, there are another 30 measurable and sizeable
"pyramids", as well as nine buildings with similar scale of
the one discovered, added Geng, who is also head of the Research
Institute of Underwater Ancient Relics. Read
more...
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Welcome to Sun City, Peru |
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INCA: Source: New
Scientist: "We know the Incas liked a
bit of sun, but can this really be a coincidence? ... Five hundred years later,
a team of scientists armed with the latest satellite data has established that
the spot on Earth blistered by the highest UV levels is... you've guessed it, Cuzco." Read
more…
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On Ancient Walls, a New Maya Epoch |
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MAYA: Source: New York Times: "On the sacred walls and inside the dark
passageways of ancient ruins in Guatemala, archaeologists are making discoveries
that open expanded vistas of the vibrant Maya civilization in its formative
period, a time reaching back more than 1,000 years before its celebrated
Classic epoch. The intriguing finds,
including art masterpieces and the earliest known Maya writing, are overturning
old ideas of the Preclassic period." Read
more…
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Atlantis in the Himalayas |
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TIBET: Source: Spiegel Online: "Bruno Baumann left Munich in search of the
Buddhist Shangri-la and happened upon the true cradle of Tibetan culture -- the
silver palace of the Shang Shung kings. Fierce warriors and bloodthirsty
shamans ruled this remote mountain realm more than 2,000 years ago." Read
more…
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Nile releases city's deep history |
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EGYPT: Source: New Scientist: "Sure, (Alexander) conquered most of the world known to the ancient Greeks, but he didn't
found the Egyptian city of Alexandria - he just rebranded it. It
now seems that this part of the Nile has been settled for at least 4500 years,
pre-dating Alexander's arrival by a good two millennia." Read
more…
Comment:
Makes one wonder just who started Alexandria. An interesting theory is that the Grooved
Ware People from western Europe colonized the Mediterranean well before the
rise of both Egypt and
Sumeria. Is a major rewrite of history
in the wind?
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Life in Iron Age Europe |
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IRON AGE VILLAGE: Source: BBC News: "What's it like living in an Iron Age village? Our curiosity and ingenuity have provided a range of startling opportunities beyond the dreams of our forebears, including the chance to mimic a time machine and revisit their world at a reconstructed 2,000-year-old village." Read more…
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Mohenjo-daro |
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URBAN HISTORY: Source: Internet Scout Report: "The ancient urban world is becoming better known through the work of dedicated scholars and numerous other passionate individuals. This website offers an interesting and compelling look inside Mohenjo-daro (“Mound of the Dead”), a city that is located in the Indus Valley in Pakistan." READ MORE…
COMMENT: Mohenjo-Daro is recorded as one of the oldest human cities. However, some recent research indicates that the Grooved-ware People of Western Europe may have preceded them at sites like Stonehenge and New Grange, and that these people may have even colonized the eastern Mediterranean coast providing the basis for the Egyptian and Sumerian civilizations that later flourished there. Start a topic in the Urban World Forum if this interests you.
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