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Only ruined buildings and abandoned charcoal kilns remain of this once bustling Wild West boom town.

A never-inhabited village that was built as part of Mussolini's agricultural reforms.

According to legend, this hacienda was abandoned because of a curse.

For centuries, this large Roman villa remained hidden thanks to the eruption that buried nearby Pompeii and Herculaneum.

Two nearly identical Chinese pagodas stand side by side, along with ancient stone relics.

Although their purpose is unknown, these ancient Roman supporting arches showcase Hellenistic ingenuity.

Once the legendary capital of the Dacian Kingdom, this city has been reduced to mere ruins.

A trio of keyhole-shaped burial mounds restored to their ancient glory.

This small church was constructed over the ruins of three temples dating to the Roman Republic.

Public water fountains built during the Ottoman Era still stand throughout this seaside town.

The largest Roman amphitheater in the Balkans once held over 20,000 people, but managed to lay hidden for hundreds of years.

This archaeological site was once a grand city of the Indus Valley Civilization with a sophisticated system for conserving water.

This network of roads is one of the most unique Etruscan creations ever discovered.

This astronomically-aligned stone circle was the first of its kind to be built in Great Britain after a 3,000-year hiatus.

A massive collection of petroglyphs dating back some 40,000 years.

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.

At 22 feet tall, these Bronze Age monoliths are some of the tallest standing stones in the United Kingdom.

Several petroglyphs are all that remain of an ancient pyramid.

The ruins of a 2,000-year-old Roman fishing village perched on one of the best beaches in Spain.

Legends say this red sandstone monolith and the dozens of smaller boulders that surround it were once a coven of witches—before a Scottish wizard turned them all to stone.

Wandering this ancient burial place offers a glimpse of the afterlife in the fresco-adorned tombs of an ancient Etruscan civilization.

An impressive Neolithic henge with banks nearly 10 feet high.

A trail of footprints discovered after a landslide was left not by the Devil, as originally believed, but by an early human ancestor.

Though this large circular site is now named for the legendary king, its history dates back to the Neolithic era.