10 Lost Cities Which Were Discovered Later

Posted on June 8, 2013 by Rashid Faridi

We Humans seem to have a need to imagine the past as grander than the present, and that the ancients had some knowledge we have lost. This belief has been compounded by archaeological discoveries of important citie. It seems absurd to us, in the age of the internet to remind us of every fact, that anything so large as a city could be lost. But cities have always fallen into disuse for a variety of reasons, and without a resident population, have been lost to history for centuries until rediscovered. This list focuses on cities which have been abandoned, forgotten (except perhaps by a few people living nearby) and rediscovered later.

Following are 10 of them:

  • Pavlopetri,Greece
  • Cliff palace,Colorado
  • Akrotiri,Santorini
  • Tikal,Guatemala
  • Timgad,Algeria
  • Machu Picchu,Peru
  • Mohenjo-daro,Pakistan
  • Petra,Jordan
  • Troy,Turkey
  • Pompeii and Herculaneum,Italy

read here

Posted in Archaeology, Cities | Leave a comment

Stalagmites Keep Record of Abrupt Climate Events Over 100,000 Years(link)

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Rashid Faridi

A new set of long-term climate records based on cave stalagmites collected from tropical Borneo shows that the western tropical Pacific responded very differently than other regions of the globe to abrupt climate change events. The 100,000-year climate record adds to data on past climate events, and may help scientists assess models designed to predict how Earth’s climate will respond in the future.

read here

Related articles
Posted in climate change | 1 Comment

Bath University uses bacteria for self-healing concrete

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Rashid Faridi
Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Ethiopia sees 10 pct GDP growth in 2012/13, above IMF forecast

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Rashid Faridi

cambodine's avatarECO-opia

By Aaron Maasho

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Improved agricultural output will accelerate Ethiopia‘s economic growth to 10 percent this fiscal year, a government minister said on Thursday, giving a much higher forecast than the IMF.

Agriculture accounts for nearly half Ethiopia’s output but heavy public spending on infrastructure spurred 8.5 percent growth in 2011-2012, making it one of Africa‘s fastest growing economies.

As in previous years, the government’s forecast for fiscal year 2012/13, which ends on July 7, differs sharply from the International Monetary Fund‘s (IMF) projection of 6.5 percent.

“We expect to achieve the minimum target of 10 percent growth rate through agriculture,” Ahmed Shide, state minister of finance and economic development, told Reuters in an interview.

Better rains have improved harvests this fiscal year, though details of the annual agricultural survey are not yet available. Principal crops include coffee, pulses, oil seeds…

View original post 397 more words

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment