Ancient

The evocative ruins of a 1,000-year-old hill fort lie within a popular tiger reserve.

The oldest still-inhabited hill fort in India looks like a magnificent golden sandcastle.

The only surviving choragic monument is a trophy awarded in 334 BC for the winning dramatic chorus.

An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.

The castle still holds traces of the abandoned Roman fort it was built atop.

A trio of giant megalithic stones in the middle of a golf course.

Tourists to the mountaintop Sicilian town often overlook its ancient fortifications.

It's possible to walk inside one of the largest Neolithic tombs in Britain.

This Bronze Age tomb makes the most unusual front garden fixture.

An ancient Viking runestone hidden in plain view in Stockholm's old town.

The enigmatic stone has towered over a Northern Ireland town for thousands of years.

England’s ancient oak tree has such an impressive girth, people have been hosting parties within the hollow trunk for centuries.

This temple located on a vertical drop of a rocky mountain houses relics from the Song Dynasty.

A mysterious pillar in an ancient burial chamber is said to predict how long you have to live.

This mysterious cliffside carving of an ancient Hittite deity has baffled scholars for centuries.

The skeletal remains of the famous hominid "Lucy" were found at this spot.