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Today, Barkerville hosts cultural and educational events celebrating the history of British Columbia's Chinese community.

In Canada, Gold Rush-Era Garbage Reveals a History of Chinese Immigrant Cuisine

Archaeologists unearthed evidence of pig roasts and boozy gatherings at an 1870s British Columbia eatery.

Reina Gattuso June 23, 2020

The ruin sits on a spit of land in Lake Tere-Khol, in Tuva, Russia.

In Southern Russia, a Mysterious Island Ruin Is Finally Giving Up Its Secrets

Solar radiation and dead trees tell us when Por-Bajin was built—and why it was neither palace nor fortress.

Isaac Schultz June 16, 2020

Archaeologists think the timber structure could be the remains of gallery seats.

Have Archaeologists Found London's Lost Theater?

The Red Lion is considered to be the oldest Elizabethan playhouse—and it may have recently seen the light of day.

Jessica Leigh Hester June 16, 2020

The site now consists of almost unrecognizable ruins

La Starza

This site marks the oldest known settlement in Campania, inhabited around 9,000 years ago.

To the naked eye, the ancient site of Aguada Fénix is invisible among the rural ranches of Tabasco.

Found: The Oldest and Largest Maya Structure in Mexico

If it weren't for aerial surveys and lidar imaging, Aguada Fénix might never have claimed the superlative crown.

Isaac Schultz June 12, 2020

Keyhole Sink.

Williams, Arizona

Keyhole Sink

A small canyon with petroglyphs and a seasonal waterfall, only a short hike from the remnants of old Route 66.

The Mauryan-era fortification in Sisupalgarh.

Bhubaneswar, India

Sisupalgarh

Built in a perfect square, this archaeological site is one of the largest and best preserved ancient fortifications in India.

The walls of the amphitheater

Saelices, Spain

Segóbriga Archaeological Park

One of the most important Celtic-Roman archaeological sites in Spain.

Touch this art.

Museo Omero (Tactile Museum)

In this museum, visitors are invited to touch the art.

Replica of the 12,000-year-old Chimalhuacán Man and the mammoth mural.

Acolman, Mexico

Museum of Tepexpan

A museum built around the site where the most controversial human remains in the country were found.

Ingredients that underpin the cuisine include pitseed goosefoot (left), a type of physalis known as ground cherries, among other names (center), and sunflowers pressed into oil (right).

The Cherokee Chefs Bringing Back North America’s Lost Cuisine

Researching traditional foods led them to the revelations of an archaeological dig in Kentucky.

Eric J. Wallace June 4, 2020

Huápoca

These cliff-dwellings might be Mexico's least visited archaeological site.

The Fasti Verolani.

Fasti Verolani

A Roman calendar dating to the first century is tucked away in a small town alley.

A Ukrainian fort, as seen via spectral lidar.

How to Scour the Landscape for Cultural Heritage From Your Home

Patience and the right resources are key.

Isaac Schultz June 2, 2020

The monoliths of Palau, 2013.

Badrulchau Stone Monoliths

These ancient monoliths make up one of the largest archaeological sites in Palau.

Smoke billows over Tulsa, Oklahoma, during the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.

Unearthing the True Toll of the Tulsa Race Massacre

99 years later, a community works with archaeologists to answer longstanding questions about a brutal tragedy.

Megan Gannon June 1, 2020

The gate of the Northern Inner City, Yoshinogari ruins

Yoshinogari, Japan

Yoshinogari Historical Park

The largest archaeological site from the Yayoi period.

Unearthing a Roman Villa Under a Working Vineyard

Its stunning mosaic floor luckily escaped root damage.

Vittoria Traverso May 29, 2020