Top 10 Real-Life Discoveries of Lost Cities

These ancient places lay undisturbed for centuries! For this list, we’ll be looking at the most interesting cities, towns, settlements and historical sites that were only discovered long after their time. Our countdown includes Genghis Khan’s Long-Lost Fortress, Pompeii, Troy, and more! Let us know in the comments which lost city you hope to see rediscovered next.

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[WatchMojo]

Let us know in the comments which lost city you hope to see rediscovered next.

[olleselin]

All these ancient cultures are really astonishing! This world has been revolutionized by our ancestors on a level one could only

[sambeg]

Humanity is always amusing. Building such great structures since times ancient.

[restock_]

Wow, these ancient cultures were far more advanced for the ages and times they lived in. Really makes one think and appreciate their technology alot more.

[TheWolfchildalex]

It would be interesting if the found the true location of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. That one has eluded archaeologists for very long time.

[theresacherco]

I think it’s interesting when archaeologists find Lost cities The ones I think it’s and interesting is Herculaneum and Pompeii

[SmartassX]

Actually it was only last week when it was announced that the remains of a large wooden object were found at Troy and that it was immediately hoped to be the horse. It's not really proven what it was yet. Could also have been a pile of timber next to a carpenters workshop.

[TrueCrimeQueen]

Love your content!! It's so well produced. Stay safe everyone ❤️

[reelhappytravellers]

Very cool and relaxing place. I love the nature. Keep it up. Keep sharing great adventures

[dannielleeagles]

What about Machu Picchu? Wasn't that lost and rediscovered?

[sayheyguy]

How did Machu Picchu not make this list? Dating profiles wouldn't be the same today without it.

[christopherx]

Hmmm, no mention of Tikal, Palenque or Macchu Picchu? I realise this is subjective, but still...
Btw, the high part of Knossos (at 7:48) are modern reconstructions, to give you an idea of what it once looked like.

[LucienSabre]

Actually the majority of 1860s-1880s archaeologists, historians and scholars thought Troy was a completely fictional city, and Heinrich Schliemann’s dig and studies in Hissarlik mound were ridiculed and dismissed by many for a long time - it didn’t help that his discovery happened entirely by accident. It took several years and some incontrovertible artefact evidence for Hissarlik to be unanimously accepted as Homer’s Troy.

[盧璘壽로인수]

1. Mohenjo-Daro wasn't only known for its sanitation system, it's also known for its *city planning as well as its right-angled streets*

2.1. Genghis Khan is properly pronounced *"CHING-gisz"*
2.2. Genghis Khan had no palace because *Mongolians live in yurts*

3. L'anse aux is pronounced *"LAHNGS 'o"*

4. *audibly pronounce the K* in Knossos because it also exists in the Greek spelling

[rexlumontad]

2:38 Reminds me of The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

[schools]

I want to see the Lost City of Zed found. It would be great if Percy Fawcett was finally proven right. Maybe we could even get closure about his fate.

[kidzp]

If Atlantis is real, it would be one heck of a discovery.

[MartijnKusters]

@Watchmojo please consider to normalize your audio better, because everytime I watch your video's I have to pump up my volume way up because it's to quiet, especially the voice over parts. Other than that you're video's are great!

[gopisanthilalgandhi]

You should read about Keezhadi in Tamil Nadu, India.

[jakealter]

Knossos wasn’t actually destroyed by the eruption of Thera but it was heavily damaged by the eruption, it was lost a few decades later after the region was conquered by the Greeks