Archaeology

If you’ve ever seen a picture of Machu Picchu, then you’ve seen a picture of Huayna Picchu—you just didn’t realize it.

A cave dwelling that was started by the Celts, expanded by monks, and finished by knights.

This Corsican Neolithic site is full of pre-Roman megalithic structures that may or may not be penises.

At least 14 twice-retired ships were sunk to make a lovely rusting breakwater in Comox Harbour.

These Honduran caves earned their magical nickname thanks to reflective bone deposits.

Despite centuries of architectural innovation, this French castle is being built like it's the 13th century.

A magnificent, iconic stone tower in the Scottish Highlands.

These mysterious petroglyphs in Vermont reflect a troubled history in the treatment of Native American culture.

The most gigantic, swoony, intimidating trio of fingers in all of antiquity.

A preserve with 75,000 ancient drawings remains the realm of public – not just scientific – exploration.

A mere stone's throw from Islamabad exists a spectacular display of three millennia of humanity's progress.

This Scottish burial tomb once held hundreds of ancient eagle bones.

This wooden recreation of a 9th century lake village looks as though it was built yesterday (which it relatively was).

A rancher expanding a natural spring for his cattle came up with bones – lots and lots of them.