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A view of the fearsome Giants of Tula.
Tula, Mexico

Tula Giants

These enigmatic columns tower over the ruins of an ancient Toltec city.
Ivinghoe Beacon seen looking north from The Ridgeway.
Leighton Buzzard, England

Ivinghoe Beacon

Model aircraft soar over 360-degree views of the countryside at the start of England's oldest road.
Aliki ancient marble quarry.
Thasos, Greece

Aliki Ancient Marble Quarry

The partially submerged ruins of a white marble quarry used in ancient Greece for over 1,200 years.
El Majuelo
Almuñécar, Spain

El Majuelo Ruins

The extensive relics of an ancient Roman and Phoenician fish processing plant hide in a town park.
The "tomb of the years" at Museo Xólotl.
Tlalnepantla, Mexico

'Tomb of the Years' at Tenayuca Pyramid

An archaeological museum at the Aztec pyramid displays signs of the New Fire ritual performed every 52 years.
<em>Armillaria gallica</em> can get very, very big.
science

The Original 'Humungous Fungus' Is Even Bigger and Older Than We Thought

But it's not the biggest.
Matthew Taub October 12, 2018
Hermitage of Poggio Conte, dug in the tuff.
Ischia di Castro, Italy

Eremo di Poggio Conte (Poggio Conte Hermitage)

A dreamlike medieval church dug into the tuff rock, with unusual carvings and possible traces of the Templar knights.
Bradford House II
Littleton, Colorado

Bradford House II

A prehistoric rock shelter that's literally in someone's backyard.
Entrance.
Acharnes, Greece

Tholos Tomb of Menidi

This beehive tomb built for royalty sat hidden for over 3,000 years.
Two laborers build the city and discuss their work in the captions.
ancient

Found: An Ancient Roman Comic Strip With Speech Bubbles

“Alas for me! I am dead!”
Matthew Taub September 28, 2018
The caravanserai.
Iran

Deir-e Gachin Caravanserai

One of the largest and oldest caravansaries in Persia.
Boy studying at Mahakali Caves.
Mumbai, India

Mahakali Caves

Nineteen ancient rock-cut Buddhist caves can be found on the outskirts of Mumbai.
Looking up to the glass floor.
Athens, Greece

Roman Tomb in Zara

The ruins of an ancient Roman tomb hidden in the basement of a trendy clothing store.
The temple of Ehécatl.
Mexico City, Mexico

Pyramid of Ehécatl

The ruins of an ancient temple to the Aztec wind god discovered in the middle of a metro station.
Detail of the chain.
Istanbul, Turkey

Golden Horn Chain

A section of the long chain that blocked enemy ships from entering Constantinople.
Naturalistic rock art example.
Kasama, Zambia

Mwela Rock Art Paintings

One of the largest concentrations of rock paintings in Southern Africa.
The modern chapel.
Saint Davids, Wales

St. Non’s Chapel and Well

The remains of a small medieval chapel mark the legendary birthplace of the patron saint of Wales.
Coetan Arthur Dolmen.
Saint Davids, Wales

Coetan Arthur Dolmen

A Neolithic tomb hidden among a spectacular boulder-strewn stretch of coast.