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The gyrus in front and a granary to the rear.

Baginton, England

Lunt Roman Fort

This reconstructed ancient fort was home to one of the few horse training rings in the Roman Empire.

Floor-to-ceiling paintings cover the room.

Bonampak, Mexico

Murals of Bonampak

Three small rooms in the jungle house the most elaborate and intact murals of the Mayan world.

The three bulls of Costitx.

Costitx Bulls

These ancient artifacts are a testament to the enduring significance of the bull in Spanish culture.

The rock paintings seen on the 1000 Ugandan shilling note.

Nyero Rock Paintings

Six rock shelters covered in abstract art created by ancient Ugandan tribes.

Valley of Wonders

Tens of thousands of ancient rock carvings hidden in the heart of a French national park.

Xalapa Museum of Anthropology

The largest collection of artifacts from the Olmec civilization, the mother culture of Mesoamerica.

Indigenous Taiwanese women and men working together to prep and store grain.

An Ancient Snapshot of Native Taiwanese Culture

A newly available Library of Congress collection shows the lives of an oft-overlooked minority.

Jonathan Carey May 8, 2019

The Cueva del Chileno in Bolivia where the bundle was found.

In a Remote Bolivian Cave, Evidence of a Trippy Ritual

Found in a sack made of fox snouts.

Evan Nicole Brown May 8, 2019

Main hall of the museum.

Jabriya, Kuwait

Tareq Rajab Museum of Islamic Calligraphy

A private collection of over 30,000 ancient and modern items showcasing the beauty of Islamic calligraphy.

Aerial view of the Sandby borg ringfort.

Mörbylånga, Sweden

Sandby Borg Ringfort

Archaeologists are still unraveling the secrets of the brutal massacre that wiped out this ancient fort.

A Late Babylonian tablet spelling out a ritual to quiet a crying child.

objects of intrigue

How to Calm a Crying Baby Like a Mesopotamian

Sing a simple song and sprinkle some sacred dust.

Noor Al-Samarrai April 24, 2019

The limestone landscape.

Borgholm N, Sweden

Neptuni Åkrar

An otherworldly, fossil-rich cobble beach holds Viking graves, cairns, and other remains.

The mounds of Gamla Uppsala.

Uppsala, Sweden

'Thing of all Swedes' Mound

The official meeting point for the oddly named governing assembly of ancient Sweden.

The park.

Uppsala, Sweden

Universitetshuset Runestone Circle

A large collection of ancient runestones decorates this university courtyard.

New Delhi, India

Yamuna Ghat

Ancient traditions and surreal birdwatching come into sharp relief along one of the world's most polluted rivers.

Primrose Grange in Ireland, where researchers found a likely parent-child combo among the buried.

Stone Age Tombs Were Family Affairs

New research examines the connections between people buried at mysterious megaliths.

Matthew Taub April 15, 2019

Mother and baby "Ma'ax."

Tikal, Guatemala

Spider Monkeys of Tikal

Monkeys inhabit the lush forest surrounding ancient Mayan ruins once considered sacred.

"Tempio del Dio Ridicolo."

The Latin Typo That Gave Us the Temple of Ridicule

Ancient Rome never had an "Aedicula Ridiculi," but plenty of people thought it did.

Caroline Wazer April 12, 2019