5. Derinkuyu underground city, Turkey
Extending to a depth of approximately 85 meters, it is large enough to have once sheltered up to 20,000 people, along with their livestock and food stores.
This ancient masterpiece, reassembled from about 7,000 beads, was found in a burial of a female contemporary of King Khufu.
Though the string had disintegrated, some beads remained in place, allowing an accurate reconstruction.
They were outcasts, rebels with brushes instead of swords.
The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood shattered tradition defied the art world and painted with a raw intensity that stunned Victorian society.
Here are the masterpieces that ignited their revolution. 🧵⤵️
All Newlands and Kirstenbosch Mountain Trails are closed.
50 fire fighters + Aerial support are battling the blaze that started at 3:40am
There is reasonable risk that the fire could spread to the back table, but the teams are doing everything possible to contain it.
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This mosaic is the biggest discovery since the Dead Sea Scrolls.
The earliest "Jesus is God" declaration from 230 AD — and it's just the start of what we've found.
Mega thread of archaeology that supports the New Testament... 🧵
8. In 1994, photojournalist Sebastião Salgado returned to his home in Minas Gerais, Brazil, only to find the lush forests of his childhood reduced to barren land.
His wife, Lélia, proposed replanting the forest, and over the next 20 years, they planted 2.7 million trees. This effort restored 1,500 acres of rainforest, reviving 293 plant species, 172 bird species, and 33 animal species, some near extinction.