Founded, furnished and eventually forgotten – this has been the fate of many cities since ancient times. A few names have stayed alive in legend and literature while others disappeared completely – ...

For as long as history remembers, we have been fascinated by the idea of lost cities, those mysterious places filled with ...

There’s something magnetic about lost cities. They hold that perfect mix of mystery and possibility, that whisper of what once was and what might still be hidden. These aren’t just ruins or forgotten ...

Humans have been building cities for centuries, but they don't always last. In some cases, nature has reclaimed them. Other times, people simply built on top of older structures. Technology, including ...

These lost cities are providing clues to how our ancestors existed in the world. Once powerful and populous centers of influence, these cities are now classed as ruins. All lost, one way or another, ...

COLORADO, USA — Once there, now gone. There are places in Colorado that were once thriving communities, until they disappeared or changed for many different reasons. They are Colorado’s lost places.

Editor’s note: Caprock Chronicles is edited by Jack Becker, Librarian Emeritus, Texas Tech University Libraries. He can be reached at jack.becker@ttu.edu. Today’s article about Lubbock’s forgotten ...