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r/LostCivilizations: Welcome to Lost Civilizations! We are a server focused on lost, mythical, and ancient civilizations such as Atlantis and…
Archaeology, long lost history, astronomy - this forum is open to all who are curious to look further and deeper into our origins, seeking greater knowledge about our past and our potential future.....
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- The Maya
- The Khmer empire
- The Indus civilization
- Easter Island
- Çatalhöyük
- The Mississippians
Throughout the course of human history, great civilizations have been built, thrived, and declined. Many of these have been well documented by historians, and later civilizations have been able to track their rise and fall. But some seem to have suddenly disappeared. Some civilizations left clues as to what caused their demise, while the loss of ot...
At its height, the Maya empire extended throughout the Yucatán Peninsula, modern-day Guatemala, Belize, and parts of Mexico, making it one of the most dominant civilizations of its time. The Maya were quite advanced, demonstrating remarkable engineering skills and employing complex mathematics. The civilization appeared unable to sustain itself and...
On the other side of the world, the Khmer empire had spread across modern-day Cambodia. Angkor was one of the civilization’s largest cities, with an extensive system of roads and canals and an estimated population of as many as one million people. The Khmer empire was at its height between 1000 and 1200 CE, and experts are unsure what caused the ci...
The Indus civilization, also known as the Harappan civilization, was one of the largest in ancient history, extending over parts of India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan and containing as many as five million people. At its height, the civilization boasted some of the world’s most impressive architecture, among other achievements. It disappeared approxi...
Famous for the massive stone heads that line its coast, Easter Island (Rapa Nui) was home to a thriving Polynesian civilization that first settled the island about 700 CE. Its residents were skilled navigators of the sea and demonstrated other advanced abilities. Some speculate that diminishing natural resources may have led to the civilization’s d...
Modern-day south-central Turkey was once home to one of the world’s oldest cities: Çatalhöyük. It was part of an extensive civilization that flourished between 9,000 and 7,000 years ago and then suddenly disappeared. What made Çatalhöyük unique was its hivelike structure—houses were constructed next to each other and entered through holes in the ro...
From about 700 CE until European contact and colonization, much of the American Southeast and mid-continent was home to an agrarian civilization known as the Mississippians. One of their largest cities, Cahokia, was located near modern-day Collinsville, Illinois. Estimated at six square miles, Cahokia featured a massive central plaza, large earthen...
Nov 8, 2012 · sendhelp. Ancient cities discovered in the Amazon are the largest yet found. lostgirl started this topic on Jan 20, 2024. 6. 10. on Jan 22, 2024 by. sexaz. Nimrod the First Pharaoh and the Conqueror of the Post-Flood World. cooperton started this topic on Jan 13, 2024 | Pages: 1 2 3 .. 4.
By bringing together top experts and authors, this archaeology website explores lost civilizations, examines sacred writings, tours ancient places, investigates ancient discoveries and questions mysterious happenings.
Dec 29, 2004 · Drones and satellites spot lost civilizations in unlikely places SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA--What do the Sahara desert and the Amazon rainforest have in common? Until recently, archaeologists would have told you they were both inhospitable environments devoid of large-scale human settlements.
