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Turin, Italy
Egyptian Museum of Turin
One of the oldest and most significant collections of Ancient Egyptian archeology outside of Egypt.
Tarquinia, Italy
Etruscan Necropolises of Tarquinia and Cerveteri
Wandering this ancient burial place offers a glimpse of the afterlife in the fresco-adorned tombs of an ancient Etruscan civilization.
desert art
These Carved Camels Are the Oldest Life-Sized Reliefs in World
The ancient sculptures in Saudi Arabia were made when the desert was green and camels were wild.
Penrith, England
Long Meg and Her Daughters
Legends say this red sandstone monolith and the dozens of smaller boulders that surround it were once a coven of witches—before a Scottish wizard turned them all to stone.
ancient technology
The Ancient People Who Burned Their Culture to the Ground
At a site in Spain, archaeologists piece together the last days of Tartessos, an advanced society that vanished 2,500 years ago.
Kerma Albeled, Sudan
Western Deffufa of Kerma
The best-preserved example of a unique structure in Nubian architecture.
Cádiz, Spain
Baelo Claudia
The ruins of a 2,000-year-old Roman fishing village perched on one of the best beaches in Spain.
Atlanta, Georgia
Michael C. Carlos Museum
Located on the campus of Emory University, this museum is filled with objects from the Americas to ancient Greece.
Pompeii, Italy
Pompeii Thermopolium
Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.
La Palma, Spain
Petroglifos El Calvario (El Calvario Petroglyphs)
Several petroglyphs are all that remain of an ancient pyramid.
Marina di Ascea, Italy
Parco Archeologico di Velia
This ancient city was home to one of the greatest schools of Greek philosophy.
Boroughbridge, England
Devil's Arrows
At 22 feet tall, these Bronze Age monoliths are some of the tallest standing stones in the United Kingdom.
Thompson Springs, Utah
Sego Canyon Rock Art
Thousands of years ago, Indigenous people painted images onto these canyon walls that are still on display today, provocative, mysterious, and enduring reminders of the people who lived here long ago.
Qobustan, Azerbaijan
Gobustan Rock Art
A massive collection of petroglyphs dating back some 40,000 years.
Pianoro, Italy
La Balena della Val di Zena
A great white whale sculpture now sits in the location where the remains of a prehistoric cetacean were found.
Glasgow, Scotland
Sighthill Stone Circle
This astronomically-aligned stone circle was the first of its kind to be built in Great Britain after a 3,000-year hiatus.
Trieste, Italy
Arco di Riccardo
This Roman monument is surrounded by more recent construction, offering a stark contrast between ancient architecture and the modern urban landscape.
Sorano, Italy
Vie Cave
This network of roads is one of the most unique Etruscan creations ever discovered.
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