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The Oldest Cities in the World Humanity has been living on this planet for thousands of years ago. As time progressed, so did the living beings on Earth. From small communities, they’ve done their best to innovate and create bigger and better cities.From being hunter-gatherers to farmers and to the variety of jobs and occupations we have today, we can truly say that humanity has done its best to thrive. What’s interesting is to learn how all of this played out. From the very beginning, the oldest beginnings of cities started near fertile farmland and rivers that provided water, both for irrigation for farm fields and as a means of transporting the crops they produced to other markets. A common example of an ancient city was located in Mesopotamia, which lay in between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Due to advancements in navigation and transportation, eventually, other cities were able to rise away from bodies of water. Howstuffworks compiles a list of the oldest inhabitable cities in the world and some details on how they were founded. While it’s difficult to determine the precise time period when a small village became a city, our best bet is to look at these ten cities that have been recognized as the oldest in the world: 1. Damascus, Syria2. Jericho, West Bank, Palestine3. Faiyum, Egypt4. Beirut, Lebanon5. Byblos, Lebanon6. Aleppo, Syria7. Athens, Greece8. Plovdiv, Bulgaria9. Gaziantep, Turkey10. Susa/Shush, IranLearn more about these cities here. Image credit: David McEachan#history #Howstuffworks #Egypt #Syria #Palestine #Lebanon #Greece #Bulgaria #Turkey #Iran

The Arkadiko Bridge: Meet the Oldest Bridge in Europe that is Still in Use Today!The Arkadiko Bridge is the oldest bridge in Europe that can still be used today. The structure, also known as the Kazarma Bridge, is located in Peloponnese, Greece.The small arched bridge, dating back to around 1,3000 BC was originally meant for use by horse-drawn chariots. The structure serves as an important landmark that is currently officially endorsed for pedestrian use. The Arkadiko bridge has remained stable for thousands of years even though it was not built with any form of binder (eg. mortar). So how has it stood for such a long time? Well, it’s all thanks to the construction style employed during its creation. The bridge was built using Cyclopean masonry, which used massive limestone boulders that were fitted together with very little space left between each stone. The limestone and the symmetrical positioning of the blocks made the structure withstand the passage of time. Image credit: Flausa123/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 3.0#Peloponnese #Greece #Bridges #AncientStructures #ArkadikoBridge #KazarmaBridge #CyclopeanMasonry 