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7 marvelous wonders from the ancient world

Pompeii victims covered in sand

Thanks to our archeologists, we are aware that people living back in ancient times had started to live a quality life. These remarkable discoveries have made us aware of the zeal and desire of people in ancient time as without advanced machinery and engineering they made some such places that simply blow our minds.

Underground Tunnels, Europe

The discovery of Stone Age underground tunnels across Europe has surprised everyone. The tunnels have survived a long period of almost 12,000 years indicating the engineering excellence of these people. The tunnels are so small that a person has to cross it by crawling through. Surprisingly, the tunnels have sitting areas and storage chambers too. Why did these people make these underground tunnels? Some archeologists have taken some wild guesses as they had used these tunnels to travel during wartime or violence or may be to save themselves from wild animals.

Writings hidden beneath Medieval Text

The use of cutting-edge technology has made the researchers found out a something new about the philosophical writings on parchments. This is not it; the scientists have come to know what exactly was written originally before they changed it by overwriting on it. They have found some writings of the famous Greek writer Euripides and a commentary on Aristotle also. (Source)

Gobekli Tepe

“The world’s oldest place for worship,” Gobekli Tepe shows that humans have always been spiritual and religious ever since the beginning of civilization. Archeologists discovered Gobekli Tepe, a rural area of Turkey in 1994. (Source | Image)

Terracotta Army of Xi’an

In 1974, a group of farmers brought everyone’s attention to the funeral army of the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang in Xi’an. More than 8,000 soldiers standing together along with 130 chariots and 150 separate horses present a spectacular view. These soldiers are life-sized and look quite real. (Source)

Pompeii

Pompeii victims covered in sand

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD buried the ancient Roman City, Pompeii. There was no sign of it for almost 1700 years. After the discovery of a nearby city, Herculaneum Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre discovered Pompeii. It was not long after that when Giuseppe Fiorelli found a perfect shape of a man there who had died long back. (Source | Image)

Lalibela, Ethiopia

Christian emperor, Saint Gebre Mesqel Lalibela had made an unforgettable place by carving eleven churches into a rock that stands 2,500 meters above the sea level. (Source | Image)

Derinkuyu underground city

Among 36 underground cities in Cappadocia, Derinkuyu underground city is the deepest one. Almost 85 m deep, this underground city has almost everything you can imagine. Be it churches, cellars, storage rooms or refectories, this city has everything. You can easily breathe underground as Derinkuyu has 15,000 ventilation ducts to get fresh air. These people made these underground cities to hide large number of people to keep them safe at the time of attacks. They had kept almost all the important assets underground to keep themselves alive for days, including water tanks, lamps and a place to worship too. (Source | Image)]]>

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