Caerlaverock Castle
Caerlaverock Castle is a moated triangular castle first built in the 13th century. It is located on the southern coast of Scotland, eleven kilometres (seven miles) south of Dumfries, on the edge of…
The Castle of the Rock Goyony, France
The Castle of the Rock Goyon (French: La Roche-Goyon, Breton: Roc’h-Goueon), is a castle in the northeast of Brittany, about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) southeast of Cap Fréhel and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) west of Saint-Malo,…
Swallow Nest Castle, Ukraine
The Swallow’s Nest is a decorative castle located at Gaspra, a small spa town between Yalta and Alupka on the Crimean peninsula. It was built between 1911 and 1912, on top of the 40-metre-high (130 ft) Aurora Cliff,…
Château du Taureau
The town of Morlaix, on the north coast of Brittany, was once an important trading centre in the late Middle Ages. This made its surrounding lands a…
Ai Khanum, the Capital of Eucratides
Ai Khanum (also spelled Ai-Khanoum or Ay-Khanum, lit. “Lady Moon” in Uzbek), was founded in the 4th century BC, following the conquests of Alexander the Great and was one…
The Dwarfie Stane
The Dwarfie Stane is a megalithic chambered tomb carved out of a тιтanic block of Devonian Old Red Sandstone located in a steep-sided glaciated valley between the settlements of Quoys and Rackwick on Hoy, an island in Orkney,…
Hundreds of Roman gold coins found in basement of old theater
Archaeologists are studying a valuable trove of old Roman coins found on the site of a former theater in northern Italy. The coins, at least 300 of…
Archaeologists Salvage Inscribed Palace Door Threshold at City of Nimrud
A 6.5-foot (2 meters)-high threshold stone from the 9th and 8th century BC has been unearthed by archaeologists at the ancient Iraqi city of Nimrud. This is…
4,500 year-old avenues lined with ancient tombs discovered in Saudi Arabia
Archaeologists have discovered a 4,500-year-old highway network in Saudi Arabia lined with well-preserved ancient tombs. Researchers from the University of Western Australia have carried out a wide-ranging investigation over the…
Falkenburg Castle, Stronghold’s History
Falkenburg Castle once stood as a mighty fortress in the hills of North Rhine-Westphalia. It witnessed centuries of power struggles and bloodshed. Built in the 12th century,…