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100 Wonders: The Bristlecone Pines

The world's oldest living trees have been growing in Nevada for more than 5,000 years.
Reliefs on the Temple of the Feathered Serpent
Xochicalco, Mexico

Xochicalco Pyramids

The ruins of an ancient city built by Mayan traders is centered around a temple of a sacred feathered serpent deity.
animals

Wings Found from 99 Million Years Ago Are a Lot Like Those on Birds Today

They were encased in amber.
Erik Shilling June 29, 2016
ancient

Some 14,000-Year-Old Mammoth Bones Were Found Near Mexico City

The animal was probably cut up by humans after its death.
Erik Shilling June 27, 2016
ancient

'O, Shrill-Voiced Insect': The Cicada Poems of Ancient Greece

Classical poets loved cicadas so much they wrote odes to them.
Natalie Zarrelli June 23, 2016
pyramids

Egypt's Biggest Pyramid Isn't Quite Square at Its Base

But the ancient builders got pretty close.
Erik Shilling June 20, 2016
Petroglyph known as "the zipper"
Parowan, Utah

Parowan Gap Petroglyphs

Hundreds of drawings left by the land's previous inhabitants remain mysterious.
Mosque panorama
Kairouan, Tunisia

Great Mosque of Kairouan

Founded in 670, this ancient mosque is an architectural time portal.
The distinctive topography of the area was used as inspiration for the rock gardens
Wonsees, Germany

Sanspareil Rock Garden

These 18th century gardens tell a rocky story of the son of Odysseus.
Stone Circle at Castlerigg with the mountain Blencathra in the background
Keswick, England

Castlerigg Stone Circle

Stonehenge has nothing on Castlerigg’s views.
Fez, Morocco

Fes el-Bali

Thousands of narrow alleyways in an ancient medieval city make up what's believed to be the world's largest car-free urban zone.
Al Ula, Saudi Arabia

Al 'Ula

Within the Saudi Arabian desert lies a 2,000-year-old ghost town made of stone and mud.
ancient

Israel Finds 22 Pounds of Ancient Coins, Artifacts in Norwegian Diplomat's Car

He was arrested.
Erik Shilling June 7, 2016
Monument of the Greek War of Independence, "Here Starts Revolution"
Laconia, Greece

Areopolis

This town named for the ancient God of War is home to fewer than a thousand people, but it's the birthplace of the Greek Revolution.
Fez, Morocco

The Blue Gate of Fes

The other side is actually green.
mummies

The 3,800-Year-Old Mummy of a Middle Kingdom Noblewoman Has Been Found

Lady Sattjeni's family were elites on Elephantine, an Egyptian isle on the Nile.
Erik Shilling May 24, 2016
ancient

A 5,000-Year-Old Beer Recipe from China Has Just Been Unveiled

The "Indiana Jones" of beer says it's legit.
Erik Shilling May 24, 2016
Visitor Centre (May2023)
Perushtitza, Bulgaria

The Red Church

Ruins of an early Roman Christian church dating back to the 4th to 5th centuries.