Marlborough, England
Silbury Hill
Europe's largest prehistoric mound – burial site of a legendary king?
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Marlborough, England
Europe's largest prehistoric mound – burial site of a legendary king?
Liddel, Scotland
This Scottish burial tomb once held hundreds of ancient eagle bones.
Stromness, Scotland
Thanks to both terrific preservation and historic vandalism this ancient site is known as the "Heart of Neolithic Orkney."
Ekalaka, Montana
This beautiful ancient site is dotted with perforated sandstone pillars considered sacred by some Native American groups.
Tallahassee, Florida
This state park was once an important Native American cermonial center.
Baraboo, Wisconsin
The remains of a enormous earthen figure of unknown origins cuts across a rural Wisconsin road.
Fairmont City, Illinois
Fresh wooden posts have been added to ancient holes to recreate a primitive henge clock.
Collinsville, Illinois
Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.
Moundville, Alabama
A collection of huge Pre-Colombian structures in Alabama.
Aguas Calientes, Peru
The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.
Bluff, Utah
A well-preserved Ancestral Puebloan ruin tucked beneath a desert cliff.
Dolores, Colorado
A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.
Sollacaro, France
This Corsican Neolithic site is full of pre-Roman megalithic structures that may or may not be penises.
Tisbury, England
Besieged by war, this castle ruin has crumbled into a peaceful picnic spot.
Silver City, New Mexico
These ruins of a pre-Columbian cliff village are among the most beautiful and well preserved in New Mexico.
Salisbury, England
The first archaeological site discovered by aerial photography.
Sandwick, Scotland
Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.
Kilkenny, Ireland
This ancient Irish religious site is covered in ancient carvings, many of which have barely aged.
Kerry, Ireland
Just another ancient, mysterious Irish stone circle.
Huelgoat, France
If they push on just the right spot, even the weakest person can move this titanic boulder.
Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, France
An aluminum skeleton brings Chinese mythology to the French shore.
Amesbury, England
Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world
Larmor-Baden, France
One of the great treasures of Neolithic art lies within this carefully constructed pile of rocks.