The path leads to the ruins of a large village,named Tyuonyi.

VOA: special.2010.07.05

In the Ancient Near East, destroyed cities tended to be leveled, and then a new city would just be built on top of the ruins, Tell Dor each one of those is called a tell These are mounds which represent the successive layers of destroyed and rebuilt cities.

在古代近东地区，被摧毁的城市一般较平坦，那么新城就可以建于废墟之上，这些土丘被称作“退尔“你们也许听过,这些就是小土丘,它们代表着一层层被摧毁又重建的城市。

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But these same rescuers scored a victory earlier Tuesday, when they rescued a 69-year-old woman from the ruins of the same compound.

VOA: standard.2010.01.20

"Stone Offerings" The book,published by Lightpoint Press, offers a new take on the Incan ruins the enduring strength with lessons about and beauty of a city built in harmony with nature.

VOA: standard.2009.12.15

Guide Joao Monteiro steps lightly amidst the ruins of a 16th century fort, on a hill overlooking the town of Cidade Velha on the southern coast of the Cape Verdean island of Santiago.

VOA: standard.2009.06.04