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Archaeology

FOUND: Evidence of a 'Mud-Brick Manhattan' in Ancient Egypt

Sarah Laskow December 28, 2015

Sarcofagi of Carajía

Sarcofagi of Carajía

These giant mummies are set ominously into a Peruvian cliffside and topped with real human skulls.

I mean come on

Aguas Calientes, Peru

Huayna Picchu

If you’ve ever seen a picture of Machu Picchu, then you’ve seen a picture of Huayna Picchu—you just didn’t realize it.

Ruins of ancient Greek colony of Chersonesos, in Crimea

crime and punishment

Ill-Gotten Treasures of Ancient Crimea Are Flooding eBay

Damaris Colhoun November 30, 2015

Site Troglodyte de Jonas

Saint-Pierre-Colamine, France

Jonas Caves

A cave dwelling that was started by the Celts, expanded by monks, and finished by knights.

Menhir chilling in a field

Sollacaro, France

Filitosa

This Corsican Neolithic site is full of pre-Roman megalithic structures that may or may not be penises.

Wreck of 'The Riversdale' windjammer at lowtide

Courtenay, British Columbia

Royston Shipwrecks

At least 14 twice-retired ships were sunk to make a lovely rusting breakwater in Comox Harbour.

Inside the Talgua Cave

The Cave of the Glowing Skulls

These Honduran caves earned their magical nickname thanks to reflective bone deposits.

Geudelon Castle, 2013

Treigny, France

Guedelon Castle

Despite centuries of architectural innovation, this French castle is being built like it's the 13th century.

We Still Don't Know Why Medieval Europeans Built Their Mysterious 'Erdstall' Tunnels

Eric Grundhauser November 1, 2015

Dun Carloway in Scotland

Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Dun Carloway

A magnificent, iconic stone tower in the Scottish Highlands.

The lower set of petroglyphs

Bellows Falls, Vermont

Bellows Falls Petroglyphs

These mysterious petroglyphs in Vermont reflect a troubled history in the treatment of Native American culture.

These fingers obviously belong to Hercules

Hand of Hercules

The most gigantic, swoony, intimidating trio of fingers in all of antiquity.

One of the many petroglyphs at the Mesa Prieta site

Velarde, New Mexico

Mesa Prieta Petroglyphs

A preserve with 75,000 ancient drawings remains the realm of public – not just scientific – exploration.

Taxila ruins

Ancient City of Taxila

A mere stone's throw from Islamabad exists a spectacular display of three millennia of humanity's progress.

Found: A 9,000-Year-Old Decapitation Victim

Sarah Laskow September 23, 2015

Permanently Closed

Tomb of the Eagles

Orkney, Scotland

Tomb of the Eagles

This Scottish burial tomb once held hundreds of ancient eagle bones.

Araisi Lake Fortress

Drabeši parish, Latvia

Araisi Lake Fortress

This wooden recreation of a 9th century lake village looks as though it was built yesterday (which it relatively was).