The Behistun Inscription: Persia’s Rosetta Stone Carved into the Cliffs
A monument on the cliffs of PersiaHigh on a limestone cliff in western Iran, towering 100 meters above the ground, lies one of the most extraordinary monuments…
Caral: The 5,000-Year-Old Sacred City of the Andes
The cradle of American civilizationIn the heart of Peru’s Supe Valley lies Caral, a city that defies time. Dating back to around 2600 BCE, Caral is recognized…
Witnesses of Time: The Enduring Columns of the Temple of Artemis at Sardis
The grandeur of SardisNestled at the foot of Mount Tmolus in western Anatolia, the city of Sardis was once the glittering capital of the Lydian Kingdom (7th–6th…
8,000-Year-Old Rock Engravings from the Green Sahara: Art, Climate, and the Memory of a Lost World
A Sahara that was once greenWhen we think of the Sahara today, images of endless sand dunes and scorching heat dominate our imagination. Yet, just 8,000 years…
The 1,700-Year-Old Roman Chariot Race Mosaic: Art, Power, and Spectacle in Ancient Cyprus
A discovery beneath Cypriot soilIn the village of Akaki, just west of Nicosia in Cyprus, archaeologists recently made a discovery that has captured global attention: a stunning…
The Wall of Skulls: Aztec Echoes of Sacrifice and the Architecture of Death
Unearthing the Huey TzompantliIn 2015, beneath the bustling streets of modern Mexico City, archaeologists uncovered one of the most chilling and awe-inspiring remnants of Aztec civilization: the…
The Bound Skeleton: Rituals, Punishment, and the Fear of the Restless ᴅᴇᴀᴅ
A haunting discovery beneath the soilWhen archaeologists uncovered the skeleton of a human whose skull was тιԍнтly bound in thick rope, they were confronted not merely with…
The Medieval Garderobe: Sanitation, Survival, and Society in the Middle Ages
A hole in the wall with a view to the seaOn the windswept coastlines of Europe, many medieval castles still stand as silent witnesses of a bygone…
The Valley of the Whales: Echoes of a 40-Million-Year-Old Ocean
In the heart of Egypt’s Western Desert, far from the life-giving waters of the Nile and surrounded by endless waves of golden sand, lies a place that…
The Forgotten Stone Circles of Dartmoor: Ancient Pathways to the Unknown
An ancient landscape of mysteryAmid the windswept moors of Devon in southwest England lies Dartmoor, a rugged plateau that holds one of the richest concentrations of prehistoric…