Pailoplee said the team measured the ancient city, and found that its dimensions were 1.2 miles wide by one mile long, meaning that the settlement was not only most likely a community, it was ...

submerging much of the city. Historical records from the time describe a devastating natural disaster that also ravaged Alexandria, one of the greatest intellectual centers of the ancient world ...

Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche, Mexico is a Renomination and Extension of the existing 3,000 ha cultural World Heritage property ... one of the most powerful ...