Archaeology

This encrypted monolith protected a secret of Norse mythology by hiding in a church wall for over a millennium.

The remains of an ancient settlement in one of the oldest archeological sites in South America.

Thanks to both terrific preservation and historic vandalism this ancient site is known as the "Heart of Neolithic Orkney."

A Bronze age settlement on the Greek island of Santorini might have been the inspiration for Plato's Atlantis.

Beneath Kraków Old Town's main square lies a hologram-filled medieval market vampire graveyard wonderland.

Whether they are bulls or pigs, these ancient animal sculptures are fascinating relics.

This lost city belongs to one of the earliest civilizations in the world.