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Title: 573 fortresses discovered in China
Post by: Imperial Dave on Nov 28, 2025, 07:10 PM

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/archaeology/a69500131/archaeologists-discovered-573-ancient-fortresses-hidden-in-the-mountains/

That's a fair few....

Title: Re: 573 fortresses discovered in China
Post by: Cantabrigian on Nov 29, 2025, 06:12 AM

You'd think a magazine called "Popular Mechanics" would realise why "mountaintop rivers" aren't actually a thing...

Title: Re: 573 fortresses discovered in China
Post by: Imperial Dave on Nov 29, 2025, 07:54 AM

Yes and its all downhill from there...

Title: Re: 573 fortresses discovered in China
Post by: Nick Harbud on Nov 30, 2025, 10:11 AM

Only 573? Surely thay must have missed a few...

:-\

Title: Re: 573 fortresses discovered in China
Post by: Imperial Dave on Nov 30, 2025, 10:12 AM

Depends on where the yaks are....

Title: Re: 573 fortresses discovered in China
Post by: tadamson on Dec 01, 2025, 08:41 PM

Quote from: Cantabrigian on Nov 29, 2025, 06:12 AMYou'd think a magazine called "Popular Mechanics" would realise why "mountaintop rivers" aren't actually a thing...

Subscribing to the emails and reading the 'articles' in 'PopMech' is one of the things that cheers me up, and reinforces many popular beliefs about 'mericans :)

As per the survey referred to, it's detailing historic and prehistoric sites across mountainous areas...
The 573 are previously missed large sites.

Tom..

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History => Ancient and Medieval History => Topic started by: Imperial Dave on Nov 28, 2025, 07:10 PM