Ancient

This lonely tomb is all that remains of a once-bustling ancient trade hub visited by Marco Polo.

An ancient chamber filled with wonderful rock art and a Neolithic carving of a human face.

Thanks to a bit of wordplay, seven auspicious stone cats guard this ancient canalside street.

The Neolithic megalith was one of the first archaeological ruins protected by the British government.

Cornish legend says these ancient circles were people turned to stone for playing hurling on a Sunday.

These mysterious mazes carved on the rock may be up to 4,000 years old.

One of the holiest Shi'i shrines in Iran honors the life and death of a learned noblewoman who became a saint.

A network of ancient Egyptian tombs built into the cliff face along the Nile.

Legend has it a sacred treasure hidden by an ancient guru was revealed with a burning butter lamp from these waters.

This crumbling medieval basilica once attracted pilgrims by the thousands to collect a miraculous dust that formed above the saint's tomb.

These sacred Mesoamerican ruins feature peculiar petroglyphs hidden in the stones.

The singular ruins of a mysterious lost city.

This site is both a remarkable reminder of the town's mining history and a fantastic government blooper.

These ancient sea caves hold Britain's highest concentration of Pictish rock carvings.

This beautiful park on the outskirts of Rome protects the ruins of two colossal ancient aqueducts.

Seven beautiful 1,000-year-old rock-cut Buddhist statues.

This colossal ancient jaguar sculpture was used as a vessel for the hearts torn from sacrificial victims.