Our ancestors walked these trails hundreds of years ago. Now you can too.
From prehistoric paths dating back to the Neolithic period to walking routes used by Buddhist monks and tea merchants, these ...
The Island2d
Seeing the Batticaloa district from the outside during my Ampara days
The people of Batticaloa had learnt to live with a mix of religions and people. On the Christian side were the Jesuit Fathers ...
Ancient Jewish ritual bath, oldest of its kind in Europe, uncovered by archaeologists
Archeologists recently uncovered an historic 1,600-year-old Jewish bath known as a mikveh in Ostia Antica, the archaeological site of an ancient Roman city.
Travel + Leisure4d
This Archeological Site on Ancient Lakes Was Just Named the Most Underrated UNESCO Natural Wonder in Europe
The Prehistoric Pile Dwellings Around the Alps in Switzerland was just named the most stunning UNESCO World Heritage Site ...
In Japan, an Iceless Lake and an Absent God Sound an Ancient Warning
For centuries, residents in central Japan have chronicled a mysterious natural phenomenon in winter. They see its ...
Uncorking the past: new analysis of Troy findings rewrites the story of wine in the early bronze age
Based on organic residues – imperceptible to the naked eye and detectable only at a molecular level – bronze age wine ...
Greek City Times5d
Lost Walls and North Gate of Selinunte, Sicily’s Ancient Greek Polis, Rediscovered
A team of archaeologists has excavated portions of the long-lost walls and north gate of Selinunte, an influential Greek city in southwestern Sicily. The excavations offer fresh insights into the city ...
Greek Reporter5d
Archaeologists Uncover Walls and North Gate of Ancient Greek City Selinunte in Italy
Archaeologists have uncovered city walls and a gate at the ancient Greek city of Selinunte in Italy, offering new insights ...
Historic UK20d
London’s Roman City Wall
From around 200 AD, the shape of London was defined by one single structure; it’s massive city wall. From Tower Hill in the East to Blackfriars Station in the West, the wall stretched for two miles ...
allthatsinteresting21d
Hundreds Of Ancient Roman Gold Coins Discovered In Italy — And They Could Be Worth Millions
Bonisoli explained that it’s unusual to find ancient coins from this era in a jar like the ones recently discovered. Another unknown is how much the coins might be worth, although Italian media have ...
Popular Mechanics22d
Archaeologists Dug Under 5 Historic Homes in the Desert—and Found an Underground City
Archaeologists discovered an ancient underground city beneath Abarkuh, Iran, where residents in Iran escaped above-ground heat. In the subterranean settlement, they found an aqueduct to transport ...
Wall Street Journal24d
The Ancient Horsemen Who Created the Modern World
For centuries, historians and linguists have been searching for the cradle of the Indo-Europeans, an ancient people who shaped history and created the world’s largest language family ...