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Ancient

Capo Colonna

A single column facing the sea is all that's left of one of the most important temples of Magna Graecia.

StepYoshi

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Albany, New York

The Mummy Ankhefenmut

A CT scan revealed the identity of this 3,000-year-old mummy that everyone erroneously thought was female.

LucidiTea

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Wadi Dawkah Frankincense Trees

These gnarly desert trees produce the prized aromatic resin traded along the ancient incense trail.

Max Cortesi

Added by Max Cortesi

Found: Really, Really Old Quinoa

These 3,000-year-old charred seeds are the oldest of their kind ever found in Ontario.

January 18, 2019

Incompiuta di Venosa

The construction of a new church near Venosa was started in the 11th century, but never finished.

StepYoshi

Added by StepYoshi

Al Jassasiya Petroglyphs

A staggering number of rock carvings in an abandoned quarry.

Max Cortesi

Added by Max Cortesi

Bibi Maryam Mausoleum

This lonely tomb is all that remains of a once-bustling ancient trade hub visited by Marco Polo.

SamR

Stamullen, Ireland

Fourknocks Passage Tomb

An ancient chamber filled with wonderful rock art and a Neolithic carving of a human face.

noeldonnellon

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Suzhou Shi, China

The Seven Cats of Shantang Street

Thanks to a bit of wordplay, seven auspicious stone cats guard this ancient canalside street.

Added by nicholasabateman

Blue Bell Hill, England

Kit's Coty House

The Neolithic megalith was one of the first archaeological ruins protected by the British government.

Monsieur Mictlan

Added by Monsieur Mictlan

Minions, England

The Hurlers

Cornish legend says these ancient circles were people turned to stone for playing hurling on a Sunday.

Melanie Xulu

Added by Melanie Xulu

Cornwall, England

Rocky Valley Labyrinths

These mysterious mazes carved on the rock may be up to 4,000 years old.

Melanie Xulu

Added by Melanie Xulu

Fatemeh Maasoume Shrine

One of the holiest Shi'i shrines in Iran honors the life and death of a learned noblewoman who became a saint.

Max Cortesi

Added by Max Cortesi

Abu AR Rish Qebli, Egypt

Tombs of the Nobles

A network of ancient Egyptian tombs built into the cliff face along the Nile.

Added by Sarah Farrow

The Burning Lake

Legend has it a sacred treasure hidden by an ancient guru was revealed with a burning butter lamp from these waters.

Added by Rachel Gould

Selçuk, Turkey

Basilica of St. John

This crumbling medieval basilica once attracted pilgrims by the thousands to collect a miraculous dust that formed above the saint's tomb.

Joel Cusumano

Added by Joel Cusumano

Monte Albán, Mexico

Monte Albán

These sacred Mesoamerican ruins feature peculiar petroglyphs hidden in the stones.

Mario Yair TS

Added by Mario Yair TS

This 4,000-Year-Old Pot Spent Years as a Toothbrush Holder

It was purely acci-dental.

November 30, 2018