Sentences with phrase «about ancient cities»

«Very little is known about ancient cities in the region, and many researchers have previously believed that western Thessaly was somewhat of a backwater during Antiquity.

This year's dig marked the third season of the Petra North Ridge Project, an initiative aimed at uncovering clues about the ancient city's non-elite population.

When we first arrive, our guide will take us on a 2 hour tour around the ruins, enlightening us about the ancient City that was once so vibrantly alive, and enriching us with the Inca history.

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Moderator: William V. Harris, William R. Shepherd Professor of History and Director, Center for the Ancient Mediterranean, Columbia University Speaker 1: L. Randall Wray, Research Director of the Center for Full Employment and Price Stability and Professor of Economics, University of Missouri - Kansas City Speaker 2: Michael Hudson, President, Institute for the Study of Long - Term Economic Trends and Distinguished Research Professor, University of Missouri - Kansas City Tuesday, September 11, 2012 About the Seminar Series: Modern Money and Public Purpose is an eight - part, interdisciplinary seminar series held at Columbia Law School over the 2012 - 2013 academic...

We've all heard the ancient, nonsensical hypothesis about the all knowing, all merciful, all loving god, who seems to find joy in destroying cities, killing vast numbers of people by floods, fire from the sky, plagues and pestilence.

Palestine's mountainous backbone running north and south between the Mediterranean and the Jordan valley is higher and more rugged in the south; and the city of Jerusalem, well fortified by nature against ancient methods of attack, stands at an elevation of about 2,700 feet.

The Gihon spring, outside the city wall — ancient Jerusalem's only unfailing source of water — is made inaccessible to attackers, and its waters channeled through a tunnel cut through the rock, into the city, for a distance of about 1700 feet.

In Ancient Rome, the legend of the twin brothers who founded the city (Romulus and Remus) made the birth of twin boys a blessing, while twin girls were seen as an unlucky burden, since both would have to be provided with an expensive dowry at about the same time.

Learn about the ancient earth - shaking and earth - shaping events of the city at Inwood Hill Park on Sat., Apr. 21st from 1:00 p.m. — 2:30 p.m.. The...

The store, Ebenco Pharmacy and Store which is located at the More Area of the ancient city, went down at about 10 pm on Saturday night.

A cross section of people in the ancient city of Daura, Katsina State, expressed dismay over how some Nigerians spread rumours about the president's health.

The Well - Tempered City What Modern Science, Ancient Civilizations, and Human Nature Teach Us About the Future of Urban Life

A tale of two obsessed archeologists, one ancient city and nagging doubts about whether science can ever hope to reveal the past.

EVEN ancient cities knew about rebranding.

In a new study in the journal Nature Astronomy, a team of researchers from Dublin City University, Columbia University, Georgia Tech, and the University of Helsinki, add evidence to one theory of how these ancient black holes, about a billion times heavier than our sun, may have formed and quickly put on weight.

A team of North Carolina - based researchers helped unearth more clues this summer about the ancient Nabatean city of Petra in Jordan.

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Australian director Claire McCarthy's The Waiting City, about a tension - ridden Sydney couple (Radha Mitchell and Joel Edgerton) waiting in Kolkata to adopt a child, partakes of the long fictional tradition of Anglos softened and deepened by a visit to an ancient mystical locale: Rossellini's Viaggio in Italia (Voyage to Italy, 1953), Wilder's Avanti!

In one of the more extreme examples of ancient wisdom proved true, many education reformers are wondering if they should have been more careful about what they wished for in New York City.

But the shortchanging of the city by about $ 400 per student 15 years ago is ancient history.

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Teachers in the District have participated in an excavation of the ancient Roman port city Ostia, an experience that aims to help students connect with Roman history, and have visited Hiroshima, Japan, where an atomic bomb was dropped, to create an educational documentary about history and cultural memory.

One of this week's notable Marvel titles is Inhumanity # 1, which kicks off a series about the Inhumans, an ancient, genetically enhanced tribe whose city has just been destroyed.

The Quest for Z brings young readers the story of Percy Fawcett's early 20th - century explorations in the Amazon, where he hoped to find the fabled, ancient city of «Z.» Readers know from 2015's Tricky Vic: The Impossibly True Story of the Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower that Greg Pizzoli writes about complicated people with honesty and never condescends to young readers.

Young adult fantasy novel, companion to The Forgetting (2016), about a city where memories are wiped every 12 years, and about a man from Earth who's come in search of this ancient social experiment.

At her author site, JFPenn.com, she blogs about ancient books, cities, and the psychology of religion — all common themes in her novels.

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Cycle along ancient city walls and learn about Xi'an's famed terracotta soldiers.

Drive about forty - five minutes east to Kathmandu's medieval city, Bhaktapur, to explore ancient temples and palaces adorned with intricately carved wooden windows and latticework.

How about a reverse bungee jump from a hot air balloon, over the remains of an ancient Incan city?

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Lamanai which means «Submerged Crocodile» in ancient Mayan, was a large Mayan ancient City located about 2 hours North of present day Belize City on the the banks of the New River.

Altun Ha is a relatively close ancient Mayan Site located about 30 miles north of Belize City.

Most Cancun vacationers never hear about this ancient Mayan city, even though it's right under their nose.

While visiting Mexico City, you can explore the ancient pyramids of Teotihuacan, visit the Metropolitan Cathedral and wander about the National Museum of Anthropology.

There's still much speculation about the decline of the ancient Mayan cities.

The city managed to survive about 75 years after the Spanish began occupying Mexico and was one of the last of the ancient Mayan cities to be abandoned.

Explore the shops, cafes and atmospheric Old Town (Kaleici) of this historic city, learn about the area's history and culture with a visit to the excellent exhibits at the Antalya Museum, and visit some ancient remains, such as the amphitheatre of Termessos.

I am thinking about renting a car because I wanted to see San Ignacio Town, explore Ian Anderson Waterfall cave, explore the Ancient maya city of Xunantunich, and maybe Hopkins Village.

There is still much speculation about the decline of the ancient Maya cities.

Located in the beautiful Placencia Peninsula in southern Belize, Chabil Mar resort offers guests Belize jungle and sea packages that include tours to all of the top ancient Maya sites, including vast cities where visitors can learn about the ancient Maya culture and see things such as ball courts, engravings, carved monuments, palaces, pyramids, and hieroglyphs.

It has just about everything you could be looking for - desert landscapes, volcanoes, ancient ruins, industrial cities, exciting nightlife, sleepy fishing villages, colonial towns, glittering luxury resorts, secluded coastlines with luxury private villas, thumping beach bars, green jungles and dense tropical forests... a luxury vacation in Mexico has endless possibiliities.

It is located in the midst of the hotel complex, about five minutes from the center of Cancun and nearby are Mayan ruins at the ancient city of Chichen Itza, among other archaeological wonders of the country.

Machu Picchu is an ancient city located in Peru, about 8000 feet above the sea level, and is one of the major tourist attractions in the world.

I have done lots of research and reading about Guatemala and everything about the country appeals to me — from the prominent indigenous Mayan culture, the fascinating history, charming and colourful colonial towns and cities, incredible ancient Mayan ruins, to the stunningly beautiful and diverse landscapes (including rain forests, volcanoes, mountains, lakes, and more).

Above the village is the ancient Roman / Lycian city of Cadianda which can be reached in about 15 minutes and is well worth a visit to see the fascinating archaeology.

Kuzma guesthouse is situated about 300m eastern of The Ancient Diocletian palace, 150m from city beach, 300m from ferry harbor and 250m from bus - railway station

In Coba, learn about the ancient Maya city and ascend the tallest pyramid in Mexico.

The ancient city of Sigiriya is about 2.5 hours away from Kandy (and only 30 min ahead of Dambulla Cave Temple) and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.