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Ep. 132 Lost Cities Part 2: How Ancient Metropolises Have Been Forgotten to Some and Rediscovered


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I'm back again this week with four more "lost cities" for you. First we'll explore the  Egyptian city of Thonis-Heracleion that literally sank beneath the Mediterranean Sea and was rediscovered some 1,200 years later. Next, we'll hop over to Jordan to discover the ancient Nabataean city of Petra with it's grand facades etched into the red rock landscape. After that it's off to Cambodia to learn about the not actually lost at all Khmer city of Angkor. And finally the mountains of Peru where majestic and little understood Machu Picchu looms among the picturesque peaks. But, while it's fun to think about "lost cities," the obvious lesson of this week's episode is: be careful what you call "lost" and be careful how easily you throw out the term "discovered." These words carry weight and they've already caused a lot of damage. Let's fix that. 

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Sources: 

  • The Guardian "Lost Cities #6: how Thonis-Heracleion resurfaced after 1,000 years under water"
  • The British Museum "Timeline of Ancient Egypt"
  • Franckgoddio.org "Sunken Civilizations"
  • National Geographic "Who built the 'lost city' of Petra and why did they leave?"
  • Natural History Museum of Utah "Angkor: The 'Lost City' That Never Needed to be Discovered"
  • Wikipedia "Angkor"
  • Wikipedia "Machu Picchu"

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