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Soviet Union Hid Humanity's Oldest Cities Under A Cornfield

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Soviet Union Hid Humanity's Oldest Cities Under A Cornfield

Hilary Mitchell introduces the Cucuteni-Trypillia, archaeological megasites that rival Uruk and Çatalhöyük for the accolade of ‘world’s oldest city’, knowledge of which was suppressed by the Soviet Union for decades. But why?

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