Ancient

The ancient necropolis houses the immense rock-cut tombs of four Persian kings.

An ancient underground cultic temple where sunlight penetrates on the summer solstice.

One of the largest collections of traditional Māori artifacts in New Zealand.

Italy's third-largest Roman arena gives a peek into the underground operations beneath the ancient spectacles.

The surviving pieces of an ancient aqueduct that may have fed into the lost Hanging Gardens of Babylon.

Ancient rock-cut tomb? Definitely. That of a great Median king? Unlikely.

A slab of sandstone covered with mysterious 1,000-year-old rock carvings from a vanished North American culture.

The mysterious empty cupola behind the monumental arch points to an ancient prophecy of Delhi.

An ancient curse kept humans from living on the water, and now it's brimming with rare wildlife and is one of the most pristine rivers in India.

A labyrinth of ancient tunnels hidden below the city holds the ruins of 2,500 years of history.

A 4,000-year-old burial site hides behind a roadside Burger King.

This ancient structure is widely thought to be the oldest intact pyramid in the world.

Remote ruins of a 2,400-year-old Iberian settlement.

This unusual 7th-century Frankish seal offers more questions than answers about its past.