Fairbanks, Alaska
Xaasaa Cheege Ts'eniin (Upward Sun River Mouth Child)
11,500 year old little girl found buried in an ancient fire pit.
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Fairbanks, Alaska
11,500 year old little girl found buried in an ancient fire pit.
Moundsville, West Virginia
The largest burial mound in the United States holds the remains of prehistoric West Virginians.
Waco, Texas
Visitors can walk over the largest concentration of Columbian mammoths to have died from one event.
Harrison, Nebraska
A rancher expanding a natural spring for his cattle came up with bones – lots and lots of them.
Costa Rica
These mysterious ancient stone spheres were created by a civilization lost to time and are now mostly lawn ornaments.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Thousands of pieces of art have been carved into the rock at the site of an ancient volcanic eruption.
Thompson Springs, Utah
Thousands of years ago, Indigenous people painted images onto these canyon walls that are still on display today, provocative, mysterious, and enduring reminders of the people who lived here long ago.
Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Portugal
These rock drawings in the Côa Valley also create an ancient optical illusion.
Silver City, New Mexico
Hidden in the Chihuahuan Desert resides an amazing collection of petroglyphs.
Holbrook, Arizona
Petroglyphs, bird watching, and a 100-year-old Ranch in one location.
Williams, Arizona
A small canyon with petroglyphs and a seasonal waterfall, only a short hike from the remnants of old Route 66.
Dateland, Arizona
Some 10,000 works of ancient rock art cover these volcanic basalt outcrops near the Gila River.
La Palma, Spain
Stop by, and you'll receive a map to two well-preserved ancient petroglyph sites.
Jääkäri, Finland
These 5,000-year-old cave paintings provide a glimpse into prehistoric Finnish life.
Ecclerigg, England
These curious rocks located in the Lake District include several strange inscriptions of famous names.
Wanipigow, Manitoba
Ancient indigenous sculptures steeped in history and shrouded in mystery.
Rimrock, Arizona
The largest and most well-preserved petroglyph site in the Verde Valley.
Corte Madera, California
Across Ring Mountain is a vast collection of Native American petroglyphs unique to the region.
Searchlight, Nevada
Thousands of glyphs created by an unknown culture decorate the rock formations of this canyon.
Lahaina, Hawaii
Images chiseled into the basalt here date back an estimated 300 years.
Monticello, Utah
One of the world’s largest collections of petroglyphs records 2,000 years of human activity.
Flagstaff, Arizona
A nature and cultural preserve named for its multitude of petroglyphs carved by the Northern Sinagua people.
Nixon, Nevada
This dry lake bed contains the oldest known petroglyphs in North America.
East Wemyss, Scotland
These ancient sea caves hold Britain's highest concentration of Pictish rock carvings.