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Ancient Places

Ancient places can be found all over the world. Their fascinating histories and impressive artifacts open intriguing glimpses to times past, and visiting such ancient places in the world can be an unforgettable experience.

Science is constantly discovering new archaeological places and uncovering more evidence into what we once thought we knew about our history, therefore offering new pieces to the ever changing puzzle of humanity’s past and altering how we interpret it. This section will present the most interesting archaeological sites all over the world, as well as new discoveries of ancient places that are worth paying a visit.

The Building of the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus by Hendrik van Cleve III
29 August, 2018 - 02:50 Bryan Hill

The Grand and Sacred Temple of Artemis, A Wonder of the Ancient World

The Temple of Artemis is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Three to four times as large as the Parthenon in Athens, it was once described as the largest temple and building of antiquity...
Ruins of Madauros
28 August, 2018 - 23:09 Ed Whelan

Madauros: A Testament to the Vanished Glory of Rome in Algeria

The ruins of the ancient city of Madauros is one of Algeria’s most important archaeological sites and yet it is virtually unknown because of its remote location, which has helped to preserve the city...
Top image: A photo of Assur. Inset: Head most likely of Sargon of Akkad.
28 August, 2018 - 09:41 dhwty

Both Religion and Royalty Reigned in the Assyrian City of Assur

Known today also as Qal’at Sherqat, the ancient Assyrian city of Assur is located in the Saladin Governorate of modern day Iraq, about 280 km (174 miles) north of the capital, Baghdad. This city was...
Sezlim Cave
27 August, 2018 - 07:10 Michelle Freson

Szelim: A Cave Full of Legends and Archaeological Treasures

Legends of dragons guarding magnificent piles of treasures in caves across the world have grabbed our imaginations and entertained us for centuries. One particular dragon is said to have guarded the...
The Tumlehed Rock painting
25 August, 2018 - 23:05 Michelle Freson

Tumlehed Rock Painting: A Cultural Map of Symbolic Language

It is widely accepted that art represents language in the form of imagery whether placed on a canvas or onto the surface of a rock. Language is different to speech in that a symbol or physical...
Illustration of city in Mesopotamia.
25 August, 2018 - 21:14 dhwty

The Great City of Uruk Became Sumerian Powerhouse of Technology, Architecture and Culture

Home to Gilgamesh, Uruk was the major force of urbanization and state formation during the 4th millennium BC. In Epic of Gilgamesh , the king is said to have built the city’s monumental walls. There...
Baxiandong Caves
25 August, 2018 - 14:08 Michelle Freson

Baxiandong Caves: Immortal Deities and Stone Age Artifacts

In ancient Chinese mythology there are eight immortals in the world who rose above the human state and became blessed with divine, supernatural attributes and powers. They are somewhat amusing...
Thornborough Henges complex, Thornborough, North Yorkshire, England
25 August, 2018 - 02:44 Bryan Hill

The Sacred Prehistoric Neolithic Complex of the Thornborough Henges

The Thornborough Henges are considered one of the most important ancient sites in Britain. Consisting of a triple henge alignment, it is a complex of three circular mounds with ditches and banks that...
Archaeologist Henry Layard's image of Nineveh.
24 August, 2018 - 13:58 dhwty

Nineveh: Exploring the Ruins of the Crown City of Ancient Assyria

Nineveh was the last capital of the Assyrian Empire, as well as its most populous city. It has even been claimed that Nineveh was the most populated city in the world for a period. In recent times,...
Hoodoo Aurora Borealis.
24 August, 2018 - 01:45 Michelle Freson

The Hoodoos of Drumheller Valley: Tall Tales of Sandstone Towers

In the badlands of Alberta, Canada, unusually shaped rock-formations which rise to 20 feet tall, grace the landscape. According to Blackfoot and Cree traditions, these rocks are petrified giants who...
Gorsiumi freskok
23 August, 2018 - 01:59 Michelle Freson

Gorsium Archaeological Park: Once A Thriving Roman City Forgotten For Centuries

Gorsium-Herculia, once strategically important enough to host Roman Emperors, was rediscovered in 1866 by Floris Romer, ‘the father of Hungarian archaeology.’ One Roman mile (1,620 yards) from the...
Tayal Objects Taiwan, late 19th century. Royal Antario Museum
21 August, 2018 - 18:45 Michelle Freson

Niumatou Site: An Archaeological Preservation of Taiwan’s Lost Aborigines

As long as 5,500 years ago the Formosan, Taiwan’s indigenous peoples, lived in small settlements in relative isolation along the coastal terrace in the Taichung (formerly Niumatou) basin areas. The...
Close-up of the undeciphered writing on the Newton Stone. (Deriv.)
20 August, 2018 - 19:20 ashley cowie

Deciphering The Newton Stone’s Mysterious “Unknown Script”

Every once in a while, objects of interest come across my desk that hold certain features that lift them just beyond our understanding. The enigmatic Newton Stone is one such artifact, not only...
Ismantorp House Walls.
19 August, 2018 - 22:43 Michelle Freson

Ismantorp Fortress: An Ancient Ringfort Surrounded by Nine Worlds

The Ismantorp fortress on Öland, has been described as one of the most interesting prehistoric defensive structures and one of the most remarkable ringforts in Sweden. Not the largest of the forts,...
Downtown Port Louis, a blend of the historical and the new.
19 August, 2018 - 01:59 micki pistorius

Nostalgic Old Trades Facing Extinction in Mauritius, Like a Doomed Dodo

Tinker, tailor, blacksmith, barber, butcher, baker, mason, candlestick maker and carpenter; all old trades that served the seafarers of the 18th century on the trade route to India and the sugar...
Charlie Lake Cave Inside
17 August, 2018 - 23:00 Michelle Freson

Charlie Lake Cave: A Gully of Buried Treasure 10,500 Years Old

Although the vast majority of archaeologists agree that ‘Paleoindian’ cultures were well-established throughout the Americas dating to the end of the last glacial period (about 12000 BC), when their...
The ruins of Timgad.
13 August, 2018 - 14:03 dhwty

Timgad: The Wonderfully Preserved Algerian Pompeii

One of the best-preserved Roman ruins in Algeria, Timgad can thank the sands of the Sahara for its survival. It is such a remarkable site to behold that some travelers have even gone so far as to dub...
Re-creation of the port at Eridu.
11 August, 2018 - 22:58 dhwty

Eridu: The Sumerian Garden of Eden and the Oldest City in the World?

Today, Eridu is often considered to be one of the oldest permanent settlements in Mesopotamia, and perhaps even in the world. The ancient Sumerians also believed that Eridu was the first city in the...
The ruins of Beni Hammad Fort.
7 August, 2018 - 13:54 dhwty

Beni Hammad Fort: Ruins Attest the Dreams of a Medieval Algerian Islamic Dynasty

Today, only the ruins of the city attest to the important status Beni Hammad Fort once enjoyed in the history of Algeria. It saw glory as a Medieval stronghold and as the capital of a local dynasty...
Loftus Hall
5 August, 2018 - 13:52 Helena and Steve

Loftus: The Hall of Dreams

​ “There had stood a great house in the centre of the gardens, where now was left only that fragment of ruin. This house had been empty for a great while; years before his—the ancient man’s—birth. It...
Nabta Playa and the Ancient Astronomers of the Nubian Desert
3 August, 2018 - 02:42 Joanna Gillan

Nabta Playa and the Ancient Astronomers of the Nubian Desert

Nabta Playa is a remarkable site composed of hundreds of prehistoric tumuli, stelae, and megalithic structures located in the Nubian Desert, approximately 100 kilometers west of Abu Simbel in...
The pyramids of Giza at night.
2 August, 2018 - 22:43 ashley cowie

The Great Pyramid of Giza Used in Quantum Experimentation

The Great Pyramid of Giza is without question the most famous building of the ancient world. Completed around 2560 BC during the reign of Pharaoh Khufu, this enigmatic monument is a central feature...
St. Catherine’s Monastery, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt (Wikimedia Commons)
2 August, 2018 - 18:20 dhwty

The Monastery of Saint Catherine: A Controversial Agreement Across Faiths

At the foot of Mount Sinai is Saint Catherine’s Monastery, described as ‘the oldest Christian monastery still in use for its initial function’. It is officially known as the Holy Monastery of the God...
Copan Honduras
2 August, 2018 - 04:14 Bryan Hill

The Famous Maya City of Copan: A Site with Abundant Art and Hieroglyphs

Located near the border of present day Guatemala, is the ancient Maya city of Copán. A relatively small Mayan site, it dates back nearly 2,000 years and was once the easternmost city-state in the...

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