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History will be re-written if the proposed archaeological site in Garo Hills, excavated in 1992 is to be believed as one of the biggest cities, a religious centre cast out of mighty Bramaputra river from the fourth century AD. Some scholars believe that Wadagokgre in west Garo Hills was an ancient kingdom of Kamrupa.

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The four great ancient centres of civilisation in the old world are the river valleys those of the Nile, the Tigris-Euphrates, the Huang Ho and the Indus. The existence of the Indus valley civilisation was known about 80 years ago. But still, many questions about the people of this civilisation remain unanswered. Even the question of naming these people is a matter of controversy.
The first traces of the Indus valley civilisation were found along the banks of the Indus and its tributaries. Mohenjo-daro and Harappa, on the banks of the rivers Indus and Ravi respectively, were excavated in the 1920s and were recognised as a constituent of a previously unknown culture. Around 1950, some 40 sites of this culture were known. By 1985, around 1400 sites had been identified. A recent catalog lists some 2600 sites. The expanse of this civilisation covered an area of around one million square kilometres stretching up to Manda in Kashmir in the north to Alamgirpur, western UP in the east, and from the head of the Godavari river in the south to almost the modern Pakistan-Iran border in the west.

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Iraqi archaeologists have discovered a new Babylonian town 180 kilometres south of Baghdad.
The head archaeologist Mohammed Yahya said the town is more than 20,000 square meters in area and includes administrative quarters, temples and other buildings of magnificent and splendid design
Yahya, who is the head of the provincial Antiquities Department in the Province of Diwaniya, where the new Babylonian town was discovered, said he still lacks evidence on the towns ancient name.
The locals call it Shamiya after a provincial district nearby

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Hamoukar

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Archaeologists believe they have uncovered the world's oldest known city in a remote part of Syria located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Hamoukar is situated in what the Syrians call the gezira, or island, between these two rivers. The find leads scholars to believe that cities rose earlier than previously thought. Until this discovery, the cities uncovered by archaeologists dated back to 4000 B.C. These were located in southern Mesopotamia. This area is now known as Iraq. This region has often been referred to as the cradle of civilization. Now, this term might be more aptly applied the city more recently discovered in Syria.

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Syrian archaeologists unearthed ruins of a city dating as far back as 6,000 years. It might be the oldest city in the world. The find has actually changed the traditional concept of the city appearance and the civilization on Earth. It makes scientists look at the development of the human civilization in a new light, taking into consideration the earlier time period.

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Indian archaeologists say they have found remains which point to the existence of a city about 7,000 years old in eastern India.
The remains have been discovered at Sisupalgarh near Bhubaneswar, capital of the eastern state of Orissa.
Researchers say the items found during the excavation point to a highly developed urban settlement.

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