For example, Malden Island, in the central Pacific, was deserted when first visited by Europeans in 1825, but the unsuspected presence of ruined temples and the remains of other structures found on the island indicate that a population of Polynesians had lived there for perhaps several generations some centuries earlier.
Uncovered by a winter storm in 1850. Trellech, Wales - declined between the 13th and 15th centuries. Winchelsea, East Sussex – Old Winchelsea, Important Channel port, pop 4000+, abandoned after 1287 inundation and coastal erosion.
Buried by time, the city was consigned to the realm of legend until the location was first excavated in the 1860s. Other settlements are lost with few or no clues to their decline.
In 1911, Melchor Arteaga led the explorer Hiram Bingham to Machu Picchu, which had been largely forgotten by everybody except the small number of people living in the immediate valley. Helike was an ancient Greek city that sank at night in the winter of 373 BCE.
Several derelict buildings still stand. Hampton-on-Sea, England – A village in what is now the Hampton area of Herne Bay, Kent, drowned and abandoned between 1916 and 1921. Kenfig, – a village in Bridgend, Wales, encroached by sand and abandoned around the 13th century. Nant Gwrtheyrn former village on the North Welsh coast, abandoned after its quarry closed during World War II.
Several derelict buildings still stand. Hampton-on-Sea, England – A village in what is now the Hampton area of Herne Bay, Kent, drowned and abandoned between 1916 and 1921. Kenfig, – a village in Bridgend, Wales, encroached by sand and abandoned around the 13th century. Nant Gwrtheyrn former village on the North Welsh coast, abandoned after its quarry closed during World War II.
Now a UNESCO World Heritage site. Naachtun – Rediscovered in 1922, it remains one of the most remote and least visited Maya sites.
Possibly in southern Austria or Slovenia. ==== Bosnia and Herzegovina ==== Daorson – the capital of ancient Hellenic community in present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina. ==== Bulgaria ==== Perperikon in Bulgaria – The megalith complex had been laid in ruins and re-erected many times in history – from the Bronze Age until Middle Ages. Seuthopolis, Bulgaria – an ancient Thracian city, discovered and excavated in 1948.
Lawrence Seaway in 1958. ==== Caribbean ==== ===== Rediscovered ===== Port Royal, Jamaica – Destroyed by the 1692 Jamaica earthquake. ==== Mexico and Central America ==== ===== Maya cities ===== Incomplete list – for further information, see Maya civilization ====== Rediscovered ====== Calakmul – One of two superpowers in the classic Maya period.
Once a large town, now reduced to a small village Evonium, Scotland – purported coronation site and capital of 40 kings Fairbourne, Wales - managed retreat policy adopted by council in 2019 due to flooding prospects following climate change Hallsands, Devon - Built on a beach, last resident left in 1960, closed to public.
In 1988, the Greek archaeologist Dora Katsonopoulou launched the Helike Project to locate the site of the lost city.
In 1994, in collaboration with the University of Patras, a magnetometer survey was carried out in the midplain of the delta, which revealed the outlines of a buried building.
In 1995, this target was excavated (now known as the Klonis site), and a large Roman building with standing walls was brought to light.
The city was thought to be legend until 2001, when it was rediscovered in the Helike Delta.
Once a large town, now reduced to a small village Evonium, Scotland – purported coronation site and capital of 40 kings Fairbourne, Wales - managed retreat policy adopted by council in 2019 due to flooding prospects following climate change Hallsands, Devon - Built on a beach, last resident left in 1960, closed to public.
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