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 Stone Seats of the Ancient Greek Theater: A Masterpiece of Art and Engineering Over Two Thousand Years Old
The image shows the ancient stone seats of a Greek theater, built around the 3rd–2nd century BCE, during the height of Greek civilization when art, philosophy, and…
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 Story of the Phoenician Sarcophagi of Cádiz and the “Man Who Was Never Thanked”
In 1887, on the occasion of the celebration of the International Maritime Exhibition in Cádiz (Spain), the dismantling of the grounds where it would be located took…
The Sumerians: A Civilization with Advanced Knowledge of Astronomy and Medicine
Over 6,000 years ago, in the fertile plains of Mesopotamia, an ancient civilization emerged that would forever leave a mark on the annals of history. The Sumerians,…
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…