Wander through the UNESCO accredited ancient village of Duong Lam along narrow alleyways and past old temples and houses. (vjv.com)
Updated, 1:42 p.m. You've likely seen some of the wrenching closeup imagery emerging after a shallow 6.2 - magnitude earthquake shattered ancient villages in the Appenine mountains 80 miles northeast of Rome on August 24, killing 241 people at last count. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
For years he'd been studying the shifting patterns of settlement and activities of Aleutian islanders over many centuries by tracking changes in the positions and characteristics of ancient village sites. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)