Dandan-Oilik, the Lost Oasis Town on the Silk Road", by Angel Carlos Aguayo.

The ruins of an abandoned Chinese desert oasis town on the Silk Road were discovered in 1896. The area had been visited by Marco Polo in 1274. Difficult excavating in shifting sands uncovered Buddhist temples, poplar tree poles up to ten feet tall, pottery fragments, Indo-Persian-style paintings, and more. Why did it disappear?

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From the July/August edition of National Geographic History magazine. The title is, " Cabeza de Vaca: Explorer, Survivor, Historian", by Jose Garrido Palacios. After serving as a soldier for his native Spain, Alvar Nunez de Vaca looked for opportunity in the unfolding colonization of the Americas. His expeditions included being shipwrecked and enslaved. His attitude toward the indigenous was conciliatory and diplomatic, at odds with the militants in the local military and civil administration. He chronicled his expeditions in his acclaimed book, "La Relacion", later revised as La Relacion y Comentarios".

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March/April 2024 edition of National Geographic History magazine. "The Magnificent Roman Mosaics of Carranque", by Ruben Montoya. In 1983, Samuel Lopez, a teenager in rural Spain, was herding cows on his family's farmland when he unearthed a treasure trove of Hispano Roman history. Further excavations uncovered stone ruins and elaborate mosaics , the remains of an opulent Roman estate from the 1st to 2nd century with renovations from the 4th century. The ruins are known to be one of the most significant Hispano-Roman villas yet found.

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