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Paranormal Mammoth Cave
With more than 150 documented paranormal events, the caverns at Mammoth Cave National Park have been called “the most haunted natural wonder in the world.” Rangers have reported seeing apparitions resembling slave guides who led cave tours before the Civil War, but … Continue reading
The Maijishan Grottoes — masterpiece of cave architecture
Located in Gansu Province, China, Maijishan Grottoes is an amazing example of ancient rock cave architecture consisting of more than 7,000 Buddhist sculptures and about 1000 square meters of murals. Maijishan Grottoes means wheat stack mountain, it is 142 meters … Continue reading
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Predjama Castle (built within a cave) – Slovenia
Predjama Castle is a Renaissance castle woven within a cave mouth in southwestern Slovenia. It was built in the Gothic style and first mentioned in 1274. It is truly an architectural masterpiece. The structure was constructed under a natural rocky … Continue reading
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Son Doong cave is World’s largest cave, discovered in 2009
Son Doong cave (Vietnamese: Hang Son Doong) is world’s largest cave, located in Quang Binh province, Vietnam. It is found by a local man named Ho Khanh in 1991 and was recently discovered in 2009 by British cavers, led by … Continue reading
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Pottery 20,000 years old found in a Chinese cave –
BEIJING (AP) – Pottery fragments found in a south China cave have been confirmed to be 20,000 years old, making them the oldest known pottery in the world, archaeologists say. The findings, which will appear in the journal Science on … Continue reading
Malta’s Hypogeum -
The Hypogeum (“burial chamber”) is located on the Mediterranean island of Malta. Where Stonehenge was a matter of filling empty space with stone slabs dragged onsite, the Hypogeum, a great man-made cave, is the opposite. Here, 5,600 years ago, patient … Continue reading
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Vardzia cave monastery -
Vardzia is a cave monastery site in southern Georgia, excavated from the slopes of the Erusheti Mountain on the left bank of the Mtkvari River, thirty kilometres from Aspindza. The main period of construction was the second half of the … Continue reading
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