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beef-o-lipso t1_jacbvlm wrote

Depends on the city but many ancient cities were purposefully buried as part of expansion.

Some cities in the US are built on top of their predecessors. There are parts of downtown Seattle that are underground but accessible. You can even take a tour. Pick up "Four Lost Cities: A Secret History." It's a light history of four ancient cities that were abamdoned.

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Mcdiglingdunker t1_jad3tis wrote

Seattle moved the whole city one floor higher because the toilets flooded back up with the incoming tide. Apparently, the first camps and some building had the water at their back door as they were on the tidal plain. Cool tour, highly recommend!

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