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Found: A Hidden Monument in the Center of Petra
Space archaeology strikes again.
archaeology
Found: The Oldest Handwritten Document Ever Discovered in England
It was accidental.
archaeology
Musket Balls, Fake Teeth and More Found Beneath Malcolm X's Childhood Home
Your average city backyard holds an awful lot of history.
Earle, Arkansas
Parkin Archeological State Park
The scant remains of an expansive indigenous civilization can be seen at this Arkansas state park.
lost cities
Found: The Secrets of Lost, Underwater Egyptian Cities
You can soon view surviving artifacts.
Ödeshög, Sweden
Rök Rune Stone
This encrypted monolith protected a secret of Norse mythology by hiding in a church wall for over a millennium.
houses
Found: James Monroe's Actual House
It wasn't the modest house standing on his estate, as previously thought.
Agua Blanca, Ecuador
Agua Blanca Community
The remains of an ancient settlement in one of the oldest archeological sites in South America.
houses
Found: A Magnificent Roman Villa, Hiding Under a British Backyard
The house would have been three stories tall and occupied by very rich Romans.
Stromness, Scotland
Maeshowe
Thanks to both terrific preservation and historic vandalism this ancient site is known as the "Heart of Neolithic Orkney."
turtles
The Turtle-Centric Burial Practices of Ancient Turkey
Welcome to the best psychopomp.
vikings
Found: A Second North American Settlement That Was Likely Vikings
Satellite imagery led archeologists to a site that shows Viking-like activity.
spiders
Presenting the Closest Relative to Modern Spiders Ever Found
The fossil is 305 million years old.
Santorini, Greece
Prehistoric Town of Akrotiri
A Bronze age settlement on the Greek island of Santorini might have been the inspiration for Plato's Atlantis.
Krakow, Poland
Rynek Underground
Beneath KrakĂ³w Old Town's main square lies a hologram-filled medieval market vampire graveyard wonderland.
objects of intrigue
Object of Intrigue: Moche Sex Pots
Erotic pottery from the ancient Andean Moche civilization is the world’s most renowned...and explicit.
El Tiemblo, Spain
Bulls of Guisando
Whether they are bulls or pigs, these ancient animal sculptures are fascinating relics.
Moenjodaro, Pakistan
Mohenjo-Daro
This lost city belongs to one of the earliest civilizations in the world.
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