Richard Bevan reveals the real stories behind the world’s lost cities - how they fell, how they were found, and why their ...

The waters of Lake Issyk-Kul have hidden an important Silk Road city ever since an earthquake shifted the region’s landscape.

A submerged medieval city was found beneath Lake Issyk-Kul with streets, temples, and a cemetery. It sank in the 15th century ...

Knowing that entire cities once thrived, then vanished without warning, is quite thrilling on its own. The thought of discovering–or exploring them–draws thousands of curious visitors worldwide.

In 2024, a Mayan megacity was discovered in Campeche, Mexico. Swallowed by the rainforest, this lost urban center contained pyramids, plazas, amphitheaters, and highways. But this discovery wasn't ...

Deep below the surface of the ocean, a "lost city" rises from the depths. This so-called city is a combination of massive columns and carbonate walls, the result of hydrothermal activity within the ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a long-lost city which is notable not only for its sophisticated construction but for its advanced metal production.

A new UN report says so-called "megacities" are continuing to grow as our planet becomes increasingly urbanized.

Foreword -- An introduction : cities lost and found / by John Carswell -- The Sumerians of Mesopotamia ; The royal cities of Solomon / by Seymour L. Fishbein -- Pompeii : city sealed in time / by ...