Long ago, an ancient city known as Dur-Sharrukin briefly served ... In the following decades, Dur-Sharrukin was gradually abandoned. Now, a research team has conducted an investigation into ...

After 1200CE, it became a significant hub for travel and trade, remaining occupied until the 1980s when the last inhabitants ...

“Here are the remains of an ancient city, which I conjecture ... An earthquake seriously damages many structures, and the city is gradually abandoned. 700-1096 Following the Islamic conquest ...

The ancient trade center once housed tens ... “It was a reason why the city was gradually abandoned,” Al-Salameen says. Residents relocated to settlements near the springs.

Over 2,000 years later and Cleopatra's Pools at the site of ancient Hierapolis is still popular with visitors who wish to ...

Photo from the South Jutland Archaeological Museum Sifting through the soil of an abandoned ancient village, archaeologists in Denmark searched for anything that looked human-made. Their efforts ...