Articles written by Gail Bellenger
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Petroglyphs at China Lake, CA
Petroglyphs are images pecked into large boulders by the use of rocks and hammer stones. These images were left by the shamans after their spiritual vision quests.
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Oracle at Delphi
In Ancient Greece, the Oracle of Delphi was an important part of life. She would administer mysterious prophecies, presumably under the influence of toxic gases.
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Chichen Itza
The Yucatan city Chichen Itza was a six square mile city built starting in the seventh century AD. It was taken over by the Toltecs and later torn apart by a civil war.
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Roman Coliseum
Ancient Rome had many fabulous structures, but one of the most spectacular is the one built by Vespasian, the Coliseum, or Flavian Amphitheater.
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Easter Island
Rapa Nui, or Easter Island to most people, remains one of the most mysterious islands in the South Pacific because of the huge monolithic heads scattered about.
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Abydos
The ancient city of Abydos in Upper Egypt was central in worshipping the god Osiris. It's made of tombs and temples and continued until Greek times.
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Teotihuacan, An Aztec City
One of the largest ancient cities in Mesoamerica is Teotihuacan, located about 25 miles outside of Mexico City.
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Machu Pichu
Machu Pichu was at one time a vital Incan habitation site where nobility, priests and residents lived and thrived.
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Deir el-Medina
The workers who built the royal tombs and decorated them with beautiful artwork and hieroglyphs, lived together in a walled town called Deir el-Medina.
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KV 64, Another Tomb in the Valley?
With the recent discovery of KV 63 near Tutankhamun's tomb, an anomaly found by radar back in 2000 is now being looked at more carefully.
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Hatshepsut's Temple
The temple of Hatshesut, the woman who assumed the title of Pharaoh, is one of the most beautiful temples in Egypt.
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Karnak Temple Complex
The Karnak Temple Complex in the ancient Egyptian town of Thebes was constructed and added on by numerous kings over thousands of years.
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KV5-Sons of Rameses II
One of the most spectacular tombs belongs to the sons of 19th Dynasty Rameses II. While little of material value was found, it is the largest tomb found so far.
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New Tomb Discovery-KV63
There's a new tomb discovery in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt. KV63 is located near KV62, Tutanhkamun's tomb. It's full of sarcophagi and funerary jars.
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