Explorers Discover Long-Lost Ancient Underwater Kingdom
If you love the tale of Atlantis, you’ll love the real life team of a group of explorers who discovered a long-lost ancient kingdom underwater!
A Long-Lost Kingdom
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For many decades, historians have theorized that Lake Van and the ancient church might hold the key to finding the ancient lost Kingdom of Urartu. You see, endless myths and legends surround Urartu. While antique maps and texts claim it was a thriving Iron Age kingdom, archeologists had yet to find any tangible evidence that Urartu really existed.
Meanwhile, the same maps that claimed Urartu existed did show Lake Van and the church on them. In fact, ancient maps clearly show Tushpa, the former capital of Urartu, on the edge of the lake. However, to confuse matters, the maps seemed to show the lake in a different position than it is today! Historians had almost given up solving the mystery when something extraordinary happened and changed everything…
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