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The Upper Cliff Dwelling.
Roosevelt, Arizona

Tonto National Monument Upper Cliff Dwelling

This 40-room dwelling tucked within a cliff was built by the basin's prehistoric residents.
Malted barley: just a couple of steps away from beer.
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Found: Evidence of the Oldest Beer Ever Brewed

It's possible that beer even came before bread.
Matthew Taub September 12, 2018
Tomnadashan Copper Mine.
Perth and Kinross, Scotland

Tomnadashan Mine

Monty Python fans will recognize this abandoned mine as the Cave of the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog.
The caves beneath the castle.
castles

Found: A Secret Doorway to Caves Hidden Under a Castle

Archaeologists also discovered wine bottles in the caves.
Sarah Laskow August 31, 2018
The original entrance of the Lummelunda Caves.
Sweden

Lummelunda Cave

This fantastic cave remained unexplored until 1948 when three schoolboys discovered a hidden entrance.
Muzey Sulayman Too.
Osh, Kyrgyzstan

Muzey Sulayman Too

An outstanding piece of retro Sci-Fi architecture built into a sacred mountain.
Pskov-Caves Monastery.
Pechory, Russia

Pskov-Caves Monastery

This 15th-century cave complex is one of the very few monasteries to stay open throughout World War II and the Soviet regime.
The tiny bone fragment known as "Denisova 11" that yielded these unexpected results.
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Found: Remains of a Half-Neanderthal, Half-Denisovan Ancient Human

We finally have first-generation evidence that our ancestors interbred.
Matthew Taub August 22, 2018
The main altar in the cave.
Italy

The Grotto Church of Saint Michael

A spiritual sanctuary in a natural cave.
Steps leading up to Peden's Cave.
Failford, Scotland

Peden's Cave

A historic cave in Scotland once served as a hiding place for a famous Covenanter.
The cave painting.
Argyll and Bute, Scotland

Davaar Island Cave Painting

The artwork is tucked within a cave on a tiny Scottish island only accessible at low tide.
Architectural carving in the caves.
Beer, England

Beer Quarry Caves

This Roman quarry once held secret masses and smuggler's contraband and is now home to rare species of bats.
Entrance to the Redcliffe Caves at Phoenix Wharf.
Bristol, England

Redcliffe Caves

There's a labyrinth of manmade tunnels stretching for over an acre beneath Bristol.
The tunnel through the limestone rock.
San Lawrenz, Malta

The Inland Sea

The fishing boats that moor in this small lagoon enter and leave through a tunnel to the sea.
The marked location of the grotto.
Erkrath, Germany

Feldhofer Grotto

The first recognized Neanderthal remains were found in this now-lost cave in 1856.
Matmatat-Al-Qadimal, Tunisia

Matmata Underground Houses

Made famous by 'Star Wars,' these troglodyte homes face an uncertain future.
The Lost Caves.
Nottingham, England

The Lost Caves

Hidden in a grotto 26 feet below Nottingham's oldest hotel, this stylish subterranean drinking den is notoriously hard to find.
The entrance.
Dunfermline, Scotland

Saint Margaret's Cave

A hidden tunnel leads to a medieval queen's shrine buried beneath a parking lot.