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Where to Find the Oldest Living Things in the World

Experience ancient organisms across the globe.

Holyn Thigpen August 17, 2026

A section of the Tophet.

Chart Your Own Odyssey Across the Mediterranean

Dazzling destinations that evoke Homer’s epic.

Holyn Thigpen July 30, 2026

Roman Theatre of Catania

Wedged between streets and buildings, this ancient Roman theatre could seat 7000 spectators.

Red Rock Over Time: A Road Trip Through Native American History

Explore the living history of the American Southwest.

Scottish Borders, Scotland

The Capon Tree

A 1,000-year-old oak and one of the last surviving trees of the ancient Scottish Jedforest.

Anderson, Indiana

The Great Mound

Indiana’s largest prehistoric earthwork, aligned with the solstices.

Athenaeus described various kinds of Greek drinking vessels, like the deep, rounded <em>skyphos</em> and wide, flat <em>kylix</em>.

The Ancient Greek Guide to Succeeding at Dinner Parties

Want to be a hit at a third-century Roman dinner party? Look no further than ‘Deipnosophistae’ by Athenaeus of Naucratis.

The Podcast Team June 25, 2025

Istria, Romania

Ancient City of Histria

Once a thriving Greek port, now a windswept ruin lost to time.

Yassıhüyük, Turkey

Midas Tümülüsü (Tumulus MM)

The oldest known standing wooden building in the world is a chamber inside a burial mound.

Parco Naturale Regionale di Gianola e Monte di Scauri

This little visited park is a treasure trove of ancient Roman ruins.

Menawali, India

Portuguese Bell at Menavali Ghat

Taken as a war trophy in 1739, this Portuguese bell now hangs in an ancient Hindu temple.

Ancient City of Magnesia

These ancient ruins include a stadium dating back to 400 BC.

Lapinha, Brazil

Lagoa Santa Man

The skeletal remains of an ancient human were found with the bones of giant ground sloths.

Roman Aqueduct of Olbia

An ancient aqueduct tells the story of Sardinia's ancient Roman past.

Funazuka Burial Mound

Once a heap of dirt with a shrubbery on it, this unassuming mound in a parking lot turned out to be an ancient tumulus.

Alexandria, Egypt

Sister Library of Alexandria

Underneath the Serapeum ruins lies a dark passage with nooks for books, the lesser-known “sister” to the famous ancient library.

The walls of the Octagon Earthworks in Heath, Ohio, form an enclosure large enough to fit four Roman Colosseums.

These 2,000-Year-Old Mounds Trace the Path of the Moon

After spending the last century as a golf course, the Octagon Earthworks are now protected—and celebrated—for their ancient Native American origins.

Olivia Young March 5, 2025

Deir el-Medina

The ancient village known as Set Maat, or the 'Place of Truth,' located on this site served as a hub for intellectual and artistic endeavors.