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Even with satellites and centuries of research, a few places still slip through the cracks. In a few cases, cities once described as legendary turned out to be real. In others, geography, politics, or ...

Legends of lost cities have lured explorers into jungles, mountains and swamps for centuries, yet some of the most famous places in historical texts remain stubbornly unfound. Archaeologists now ...

Whether home to Egypt’s first pharaohs or not, Thinis became an influential political center of the 8th nome, or province, in Upper Egypt. “From the Old Kingdom (ca. 2649–2150 B.C.) on, Thinis was a ...