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By Chay Quinn & Charlie Duffield Archaeologists have solved the mystery of a medieval village which was abandoned without reason 750 years ago. Researchers looking into the El Castillejo settlement closeby to Granada, southern Spain, found out that the town was abandoned after an earthquake hit in the 13th century. The team from Durham University’s archaeology department collaborated with seismic experts to make the discovery. They looked at cracked walls and ceramics from the site and found out that an earthquake demolished the settlement in the mid-13th century. Former excavations meant arch…

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