Sumburgh, Scotland
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This picturesque archeological site looks like it was pulled straight from a fantasy novel.
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Sumburgh, Scotland
This picturesque archeological site looks like it was pulled straight from a fantasy novel.
Fez, Morocco
Crumbling necropolis set high above Fez.
Larache, Morocco
A mythical garden that once grew the golden apples of wisdom is said to have existed in this ancient Moroccan city.
Bayatbademleri Köyü, Turkey
Once described as the "Eagle's Nest," this ruined ancient city rests on a remote mountaintop.
Palestine
The remains of this ancient fortress atop a manmade hill look as though they were built into a volcano.
Özkonak Belediyesi, Turkey
This ancient subterranean megalopolis is known for the hot oil traps that were installed above each of its entrances.
Herzberg am Harz, Germany
What was once thought to be a wellspring of unicorn bones is actually just a prehistoric burial site.
Derinkuyu, Turkey
The deepest underground city in Turkey was designed to protect 20,000 people behind massive stone doors.
Çumra, Turkey
The largest Neolithic ruins in the world hide a notably clean prehistoric metropolis.
Costa Rica
These mysterious ancient stone spheres were created by a civilization lost to time and are now mostly lawn ornaments.
Monduli, Tanzania
The culture that built these Tanzanian ruins displayed advanced knowledge of irrigation technology before mysteriously disappearing.
Teuchitlán, Mexico
The jewel of western Mexico's archaeological legacy is this tiered circular pyramid now covered in grass.
Huara, Chile
One of the largest ancient geoglyphs in the world is a tall desert god used for predicting the weather.
Crymych, Wales
The Stonehenge of Wales is one of the grandest neolithic dolmens still in existence.
Cartersville, Georgia
These ancient ritual mounds are our best window into the culture of the ancient Mississippians.
Wah, Pakistan
A mere stone's throw from Islamabad exists a spectacular display of three millennia of humanity's progress.
Phumi Khna Rôngvoas, Cambodia
This Cambodian riverbed is covered in ancient Hindu carvings both above and below the waters.
Pinson, Tennessee
Over a dozen Native American earth mounds dating back over 2,000 years dot this Tennessee archaeological park.
Tikal, Guatemala
The remnants of an archaeological camp stand within Tikal National Park.
Santorini, Greece
A Bronze age settlement on the Greek island of Santorini might have been the inspiration for Plato's Atlantis.
Agua Blanca, Ecuador
The remains of an ancient settlement in one of the oldest archeological sites in South America.
Earle, Arkansas
The scant remains of an expansive indigenous civilization can be seen at this Arkansas state park.
Ödeshög, Sweden
This encrypted monolith protected a secret of Norse mythology by hiding in a church wall for over a millennium.
Fallon, Nevada
This cave was hidden for thousands of years, storing the worldly goods of ancient Native Americans.