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Cartagena, Spain
National Museum of Underwater Archeology
An impressive display of ships and artifacts from the ancient Mediterranean maritime trade.
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A New Look at the Little-Known Pyramids of Ancient Nubia
A photographer’s journey deep into the Sudanese desert.
Matera, Italy
Sassi di Matera
People have been living in the cave houses on this Italian hillside since the Neolithic era.
Taichung City, Taiwan
Talmud Business Hotel
A hotel in Taiwan based on the better business practices that can be gleaned from Jewish law.
Rome, Italy
Cloaca Maxima
The "Great Sewer" of ancient Rome is one of the oldest sewer systems in the world, and is still in use.
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What Remains of Asia's Traditional Sky Burial Sites
Five dramatic places dedicated to returning corpses to nature.
Wisniowa, Poland
Oak Jozef
The hollow trunk of this 650-year-old tree was used as a hideout by two Jewish brothers during World War II.
Nukus, Uzbekistan
Chilpik Tower of Silence
The ruins of an ancient Zoroastrian Tower of Silence believed to be the earliest example of the traditional funerary practice.
Kazuno, Japan
ÅŒyu Stone Circles
Constructed thousands of years ago, these stone circles offer incredible insight into the lives of the people who built them.
Paphos, Cyprus
The Mosaics of Paphos
The ancient mosaics here are considered among the finest in the world, and serve as a stunning record of Greco-Roman daily life.
Nangetty, Australia
Coalseam Conservation Park
Created as a coal reserve, it is today a natural park with stunning wildflowers, ancient marine fossils, and remnants of a 19th century mine.
Chennai, India
Kapaleeshwarar Temple
The painted and decorated towers of this Hindu shrine were once the tallest structures in one of the oldest cities in India.
St. Augustine, Florida
Sacred Cat Rug
Possibly the world's oldest rug, this Egyptian relic is woven entirely from ancient cat hair and once carried a mummified human foot.
Austin, Nevada
Toquima Cave
This central Nevada cave is the spiritual home of ancient and enigmatic pictographs.
Yavapai County, Arizona
Montezuma Castle
Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.
Dumfries, Scotland
The Ruthwell Cross
An Anglo-Saxon cross inscribed with possibly the oldest written work of English literature.
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Found: Tiny Grains of Rock That Reveal a Lost Continent
It's hiding under Mauritius.
East Jerusalem, Israel
Western Wall Tunnel
Descend 2,030 years into the past in an ancient tunnel built to support Jerusalem's most famous wall.
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