16. Bagan - City Of Temples
Fall of Civilizations Podcast
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Burma - The Irowadi River
The earliest cultures we have evidence for arrived in Myanmar around 11,000 BC. By about 1500 BC, people were already turning copper into bronze and domesticating chickens and pigs. The teak tree has adapted to contain a large amount of natural oil, giving it an exceptional water resistance. One famous bridge named Ubein spans more than a kilometer across Tang Taman Lake - made up of more than a thousand teak wood pillars.
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