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Pamashto, Peru

Ceremonial Center of Pamashto

A circle of stones on a hilltop in Peru’s high jungle, aligned with the winter solstice and largely ignored by archaeologists.
The column outside the Vancouver Maritime Museum.
Vancouver, British Columbia

Vanier Park Column

After spending more than a century on the ocean floor, this shipwrecked column is finally resting atop solid ground.
A slate whetstone found during railroad construction.
vikings

Found: A Runic Inscription on a Viking Whetstone

Experts in Norway are asking the public to help tell if it is a name or something more sinister.
Vittoria Traverso December 6, 2017
Road Canyon is one of the sites within the old borders of the National Monument.
politics

Demystifying the Changes to Bears Ears National Monument

The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
Natasha Frost December 5, 2017
After decades of discussion, the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse was hauled to higher ground.
lighthouses

The Bumpy Business of Hauling Historical Sites to Safety

When trying to outrun erosion and sea-level rise is the best option.
Jessica Leigh Hester December 5, 2017
The circular structure of houses.
Alaior, Spain

Torre d'en Galmes

This remarkable prehistoric town is full of watchtowers and houses that have withstood thousands of years.
The ditch overlooks Pegwell Bay, a shallow inlet that may have been used as a landing site by Roman ships.
military history

Found: The Site Where Julius Caesar May Have Landed in Britain

Is this Rome's first beachhead in the Isles?
Vittoria Traverso November 29, 2017
The head of the plaster sphinx, following days of excavation.
film locations

See a 94-Year-Old Sphinx Emerge From Californian Sand Dunes

A true relic of another age, when extravagant, overwrought blockbusters ruled the cineplex. Oh, wait.
Natasha Frost November 29, 2017
The cauldron enclosure near the end of the excavation.
rites and rituals

Found: 11 Iron Age Cauldrons and More Metalwork in an English Field

They're evidence of a long tradition of ceremonial feasting.
Vittoria Traverso November 28, 2017
Partial view of the mummy.
Madrid, Spain

Guanche Mummy of Madrid

This embalmed man is one of the best preserved mummies from the Canary Islands.
Montcada i Reixac, Spain

Puig Castellar

Remote ruins of a 2,400-year-old Iberian settlement.
Uniformly chopped dog bones from Krasnosamarskoe.
mythology

Found: Archaeological Evidence of Bronze Age Lupine Initiation Rituals

Dog sacrifice, lawless war-bands, and coming of age on the Russian steppes.
Vittoria Traverso November 21, 2017
Rock art at Tassili n'Ajjer.
Algeria

Tassili n'Ajjer

The abstract sandstone rock formations at this Algerian national park are rich with prehistoric art.
Near a <em>fogou</em> entrance, West Cornwall.
tunnels

When Did Humans Become a Burrowing Species?

Digging into our drive to tunnel, bore, and head underground.
Sarah Laskow November 16, 2017
The site of Gadachrili Gora.
ancient

Found: Biomolecular Evidence of the World's First Wine

Neolithic jars from Georgia contain residue of a tasting 8,000 years ago.
Vittoria Traverso November 14, 2017
A cuneiform tablet with a marriage contract from Kültepe-Kaneshe, Turkey.
cultures and civilizations

Found: A Cuneiform Marriage Contract That Addresses Infertility and Surrogacy

They had two years to procreate, or a hierodule would be hired.
Vittoria Traverso November 10, 2017
The sundial celebrating Marcus Novius Tubula's electoral victory.
sundials

Found: A Celebratory Roman Sundial, Two Millennia Old

A tribune of the people is still celebrating his electoral victory.
Natasha Frost November 8, 2017
The carved seal, at just 1.4 inches, is a remarkable achievement.
art

Found: A Rare Carved Stone That Could Rewrite Art History

A miniature masterpiece from the Greek tomb of the "Griffin Warrior."
Vittoria Traverso November 7, 2017