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Archaeology

A 1,500-year-old pile of argali sheep skulls and horn curls, perhaps intentionally stacked by ancient hunters, melts from a glacier margin in western Mongolia.

Mongolia's Melting Ice Reveals Fragile Prehistoric Artifacts

Researchers scramble to find and study everyday items preserved for millennia and now at risk.

William Taylor September 20, 2021

Western Deffufa

Kerma Albeled, Sudan

Western Deffufa of Kerma

The best-preserved example of a unique structure in Nubian architecture.

Pottery discovered here

Gran Vía Museum and Palacios Pavilion

A small museum displays some of the artifacts discovered during a subway station renovation.

Aerial view of Castellum Fectio

Bunnik, Netherlands

Castellum Fectio

For years, the remains of this ancient Roman fortress were hidden under an orchard.

A traditional meal of fish and provisions (tubers and vegetables) served on the Caribbean island of Dominica.

The Resistance and Ingenuity of the Cooks Who Lived in Slavery

Archaeologists are investigating foodways and recreating meals prepared by enslaved people.

Carolyn Wilke September 8, 2021

The "angels"

Ekbalam, Mexico

"Angels" of Ek' Balam

These winged Maya figures are the subject of speculation and conspiracies.

San Pedro de Atacama, Chile

Yerbas Buenas Petroglyphs

At this beautifully preserved Pre-Hispanic site, you can see ancient petroglyphs with depictions of llamas and alpacas.

Via Mala

Via Mala

A prehistoric route that has claimed many victims is now closed to traffic.

Different types of safety lamps

Schilpario, Italy

Museo dell’Illuminazione Mineraria

A museum entirely dedicated to the evolution of mining lamps.

Temple at Baelo Claudio

Baelo Claudia

The ruins of a 2,000-year-old Roman fishing village perched on one of the best beaches in Spain.

Täby Kyrkby, Sweden

Fällbro Runestone (Uppland Runic Inscription Fv1946;258)

This Viking Age memorial contains the oldest known image of a Täby resident.

A longtime resident of the Dorset countryside, the geoglyph known as the Cerne Abbas Giant has a new estimated age, thanks to novel research.

How Do You Date an Ancient Giant? Try Snails and Lasers

The famous Cerne Abbas Giant gets a new birthday thanks to a novel approach for estimating the geoglyph's age.

Keridwen Cornelius August 16, 2021

The remnants of the ancient eatery.

Pompeii Thermopolium

Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.

Nearly a quarter-mile into Spain's Atxurra Cave, Paleolithic people carved scores of animals on a wall eight feet above the cave floor. It's now known as the Ledge of Horses.

Archaeologists Are Seeing Cave Art in a New Light

Prehistoric people may have created 'proto-cinema,' with galloping bison and tail-swishing horses.

Bridget Alex July 29, 2021

One of the main cave entrances

Duffus, Scotland

Sculptor's Cave

A beachside cave filled with Bronze Age metalwork, pottery, and human remains.

Centum Cellas

Belmonte, Portugal

Centum Cellas

This enigmatic Roman tower lurks just outside Belmonte.

Podcast: Kilwa Kisiwani

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team July 21, 2021

Chiquihuitillos

Chiquihuitillos

A rocky shelter in the desert hides one of the largest concentrations of cave paintings in Mexico.