The city went into decline around 1900 BC and was abandoned. It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980, but sadly the mud-brick buildings remain at risk from the salty waters of the nearby Indus ...

The Earth is constantly changing, and sometimes that change comes at the cost of entire communities. Over the centuries, countless towns, cities, and even entire communities have disappeared, ...

Walking through empty streets where laughter once filled the air feels deeply unsettling. These abandoned places tell stories of dreams that crumbled, disasters that changed everything, and ...

Archaeologists peeling back the layers of a thriving modern city have revealed something astonishing: the ghostly grid of an older metropolis, preserved beneath streets still crowded with traffic. The ...

What do cities reveal about us? Not just our engineering or art, but our longings—what we value, what we revere, how we choose to live together. William Frej’s new book, Unforgotten: Ancient Cities ...