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A hand clutching an olive branch, ca. 1353–1323 BCE, New Kingdom, Amarna Period.
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How to Make Olive Oil Like the Ancient Egyptians

Press your olives following archaeological clues provided on wall paintings and reliefs.
Emlyn Dodd May 30, 2022
Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal

The Bridge Collection

The history of drinking is told through 1,800 cups, chalices, and glasses at this exhibit.
Team members have found the bones of more than 50 animals sacrificed in a courtyard at Casas del Turuñuelo.
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The Ancient People Who Burned Their Culture to the Ground

At a site in Spain, archaeologists piece together the last days of Tartessos, an advanced society that vanished 2,500 years ago.
Blair Mastbaum September 23, 2021
For more than 800 years, the stave church of Borgund, Norway, has towered over the surrounding village. Conservators face a constant struggle to protect the historic wooden building from the elements.
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To Save Norway's Stave Churches, Conservators Had to Relearn a Lost Art

The iconic wooden buildings require ancient weatherproofing technology.
Gemma Tarlach March 24, 2021
Traps at low tide.
Canoa, Ecuador

Corrales Marinos de Monkey Beach

These unusual stone structures are actually fish traps crafted by an ancient civilization.
The Angkor Archaeological Park in northern Cambodia encompasses some 150 square miles.
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How Early Megacities Emerged From the Jungles of Cambodia

And how instability, climate, and neglect drove their slow collapse.
Annalee Newitz February 10, 2021
The theater from the Acropolis.
Athens, Greece

Theatre of Dionysus

Heralded as the world's first theater, these ruins are often overlooked as they reside in the shadows of the Acropolis.
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Ancient Hot Pots Helped Hunters Survive the Siberian Ice Age

16,000 years later, they still contain traces of cooked meat and fish.
Matthew Taub February 3, 2020
Hertfordshire, England

Redbournbury Watermill and Bakery

This operational mill has survived centuries of destruction and construction.
The first telecommunication device worldwide?
Katakolo, Greece

Kotsanas Museum of Ancient Greek Technology

Get hands on with the technological marvels of the Classical world.
The giardino Pantesco at Donnafugata vineyards.
Pantelleria, Italy

Giardino Pantesco

This ancient walled garden turns fog into food.
Farmers still use the same techniques developed 2,000 years ago.
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The Egyptian Egg Ovens Considered More Wondrous Than the Pyramids

A hatching system devised 2,000 years ago is still in use in rural Egypt.
Vittoria Traverso March 29, 2019
These socks, made in Egypt in the fourth or fifth century and now in the Victoria and Albert Museum, are all the better for your sandals, my dear.
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The Crafty Historian Bringing Ancient Socks to Life

They look great with sandals.
Jessica Leigh Hester January 17, 2019
Gastro Obscura

Qvevri

These gigantic clay pots are the secret to Georgia's unusual wine.
Ancient writing can be delicious.
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When Ancient Writing Is an Art, Science, and Snack

If you're going to practice writing cuneiform, why not do it on a cookie?
Jessica Leigh Hester January 30, 2018
Ancient windmills in Nashtifan village.
Nashtifan, Iran

Nashtifan Windmills

The vertical-axis windmills of ancient Persia have been grinding flour for 1,000 years and counting.
A relief of surgical instruments.
Nagoa Ash Shatb, Egypt

Temple of Kom Ombo

One of its engravings is believed to be among the first representations of medical and surgical instruments.
The site is located at an elevation of over 3300 feet.
North Macedonia

Kokino Observatory

This 3,800-year-old site contains markers used to study the movement of the sun and moon and create a lunar calendar.