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Its three primary structures are the Inti Watana, the Temple of the Sun, and the Room of the Three Windows. The city was built in the classical Inca style, with polished dry-stone walls. One of the best known ancient cities of the world, and a staple of many tours of ancient cities, Machu Picchu is one of the best preserved Inca sites, located in modern Peru. Machu Picchu was built around 1450, at the height of the Inca Empire. It is thought that the mummified animals, mostly dogs, were intended to pass on prayers of their owners to their GodsĤ) Machu Picchu The Macchu Picchu, a UNESCO World Heritage Site near Cusco in Peru, at twilight During routine excavations in 2011 at the dog catacomb in Saqqara necropolis, an excavation team led by Salima Ikram, and an international team of researchers led by Paul Nicholson of Cardiff University, uncovered almost eight million animal mummies at the burial site. Saqqara was the burial place of the city of Memphis, the capital of Ancient Egypt founded in 3000 BC by Menes. Saqqara features numerous pyramids, including the world famous Step pyramid of Djoser. During this time, the city dominated much of the Maya region politically, economically, and militarily, while interacting with areas throughout Mesoamerica such as the great metropolis of Teotihuacan in the distant Valley of Mexico.ģ) Saqqara Saqqara pyramid of Djoser in Egypt

Tikal was a thriving settlement, a political centre and according to scholars the capital of its region. Though monumental architecture at the site dates back as far as the 4th century BC, Tikal reached its apogee during the Classic Period, ca. He came upon the remains of Tiwanaku in 1549 while searching for the Inca capital Qullasuyu. Tiwanaku is significant in Inca traditions because it is believed to be the site where the world was created.Ģ) Tikal The Tikal Temple I rises 47 metres (154 ft) high. It is the capital of an empire that extended into present-day Peru and Chile, flourishing from AD 300 to 1000. The site was first recorded in written history by Spanish conquistador Pedro Cieza de León. Tiwanaku is a Pre-Columbian archaeological site in western Bolivia, South America. Here we list of ten ancient cities of the world worth knowing about:ġ) Tiwanaku The Gateway of the Sun from the Tiwanku civilization in Bolivia

10 Incredible ancient cities of the worldįrom the remains of the ancient city of Egypt and other parts of Africa to the lost Roman metropolises or incredible Mayan centers in the Americas, we find hundreds of cities that are marvels of constructions and design.