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Petroglyphs visible on Haleets Rock.
Bainbridge Island, Washington

Haleets Rock

Mysterious ancient petroglyphs carved on a glacial boulder at the tip of Bainbridge Island.
47.7186, -122.5445
Added by Jake Uitti
B.C. era urn.
San Antonio, Texas

Roman Urn Collection at SAMA

Amazingly detailed marble cinerary urns that once held the cremains of Roman elite.
29.4376, -98.4821
Added by satxwdavis
A pictograph at Bear Gulch.
Forest Grove, Montana

Bear Gulch Pictographs

A scenic ravine with an astounding collection of Plains Indian rock art.
Sponsored by Central Montana
Added by hcw2rp
Jebel Barkal and the pyramids.
Marawi, Sudan

Jebel Barkal

Crumbling pyramids and temple ruins stand within the shadow of this sacred butte.
18.5381, 31.8223
Added by manoukbob
Deciphering an Ancient Medical Text With the Help of X-Rays
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Deciphering an Ancient Medical Text With the Help of X-Rays

It was hidden under an 11th-century manuscript full of hymns.
March 28, 2018
Found: A 2,500-Year-Old Mummy in a Seemingly Empty Coffin
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Found: A 2,500-Year-Old Mummy in a Seemingly Empty Coffin

Surprise!
March 28, 2018
Found: An Ancient Depiction of Egyptian Pharaoh Hatshepsut
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Found: An Ancient Depiction of Egyptian Pharaoh Hatshepsut

A broken artifact sat in storage for over 20 years before an expert spotted the queen on it.
March 26, 2018
Kokkinoyia Mine.
Mitsero, Cyprus

Abandoned Mitsero Mines

Rusted structures stand like ghosts of Cyprus' 6,000-year-old copper industry.
35.0391, 33.1324
Added by petrosmonogios
The Seefin Passage Tomb.
Wicklow, Ireland

Seefin Passage Tomb

This 5,300-year-old tomb with mysterious carvings crowns an Irish mountain.
53.1863, -6.3948
Added by noeldonnellon
The Bahdinan Gate.
Amedi, Iraq

Bahdinan Gate

This beautiful arched gate is all that remains of the fortress the ancient mountaintop town of Amadiya once was.
37.0906, 43.4840
Added by Max Cortesi
The Ice Age Andesite Boulder.
Manchester, England

Ice Age Andesite Boulder

A hunk of prehistoric lava rests amid the Gothic architecture of a campus quad.
53.4658, -2.2346
Added by JamazingClayton
Disused quarry buildings
Shropshire, England

Titterstone Clee Hill

Centuries of human activity have forged an eerie landscape of ruins and craters on an exposed and windswept hilltop.
52.3951, -2.5998
Added by Capemarsh
The song of a sacred bird echoes up the stairs if you clap your hands.
Tinum, Mexico

Chichen Itza Chirp

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.
20.6816, -88.5677
Added by Kerry Wolfe
The Colossi of Memnon, battered by time and accidental Roman damage.
Luxor, Egypt

Colossi of Memnon

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.
25.7206, 32.6105
Added by Kerry Wolfe
Tree molds.
La Pine, Oregon

Lava Cast Forest

A rugged lava field dotted with molds of the ancient pines that were growing when the volcano erupted.
Sponsored by Travel Oregon
Added by hcw2rp
The Roman gravestone mounted in the wall of the church.
Herrsching am Ammersee, Germany

Roman Gravestone at St. Michael's Church of Widdersberg

A carved grave marker from the 2nd century is mounted in the alcove wall of this Bavarian church.
48.0166, 11.1988
Added by samuelhardman
Tombs of Darius I the Great, Xerxes I, Artaxerxes, and, Darius II.
Iran

Naqsh-e Rustam

The ancient necropolis houses the immense rock-cut tombs of four Persian kings.
29.9887, 52.8746
Added by Max Cortesi
Mithraeum entrance.
Caesarea, Israel

Caesarea Maritima Mithraeum

An ancient underground cultic temple where sunlight penetrates on the summer solstice.
32.5012, 34.8924
Added by mandelbaum