Ancient

Well-preserved, still-functional sliding wood doors from Ancient Rome can be found in this Vesuvius-stricken house.

This fortress was built using the last surviving stones from the Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

Fossilized remains tell the story of the region’s past inside this small, unassuming museum.

Pivotal in the research of early British Bronze Age life, found near Stonehenge.

A remarkable prehistoric site featuring well-preserved Talayotic structures offers a glimpse into the ancient civilizations that once thrived on Menorca.

These wave-cut overhangs on ancient Lake Chewaucan contain some of the oldest evidence of human habitation in North America.

A set of ancient rock engravings that date back to the Neolithic period.

A mysterious solitary standing stone from the Neolithic period.

A complex of ancient Buddhist rock-cut caves with a large, well preserved prayer hall.

An Iron Age hill fort turned scenic nature park.

An expansive collection donated by an heirless nobleman formed this admission-free civic museum.

Right beyond the Uzbekistan-Tajikistan border lies the oldest human settlement in Central Asia.

The ruins of a prehistoric village hide on a remote Taiwanese island.

This ancient Roman aqueduct once funneled water to Diocletian's palace.