Benin City, the mighty medieval capital now lost without trace

Re:Benin City, the mighty medieval capital now lost without ... by JoeAltmaier on Friday March 18, 2016 @04:19PM (#11314606)

Google satellite view of modern-day Benin City shows clear evidence of past earthworks in the countryside surrounding. In particular traces of an earthen structure runs northeast out of the city starting at about St. Savior Rd, through Urhokuosa, Erua and Ethor to Irrua. A distance of 50 miles, and perhaps further.

https://www.google.com/maps/@6.3474921,5.747339,27322m/data=...

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Re:Benin City, the mighty medieval capital now lost without ... by 13of40 on Friday March 18, 2016 @10:32PM (#11316979)

Wow, that city has one of the best visible-from-sky modern artifact collections I've seen:

https://www.google.com/maps/@6.3105913,5.595516,407m/data=!3...

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Re:Benin City, the mighty medieval capital now lost without ... by themodelplumber on Friday March 18, 2016 @11:37PM (#11317175)

The way those artifacts gradually start to blend with the greenery is fascinating. It'd be fun to play there as a kid I'll bet

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