By Civilization
Walk Through the Ancient World
Ten civilizations, thousands of years apart, traced through their cities, their tombs, and the objects they left behind.
The Collection
Latest from the Archive
A growing record of more than 2,950 entries on ancient sites, civilizations, and the artifacts they left behind.
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Hoq Cave: Socotra’s 193 Ancient Sailor Inscriptions
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Tomb of An Bei: Inside a Looted Sogdian Funerary Couch
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North Grotto Temple: Why a General Carved 7 Buddhas in 509
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Bazda Caves: How a Quarry Built Harran’s Great Mosque
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Amazon Rock Carvings: How the 2023 Drought Exposed Them
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Inside Angel Mounds: Indiana’s Mississippian River City
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My Son Sanctuary: Inside Champa’s 1,000-Year Valley
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Inside the Binxian Great Buddha: Taizong’s 628 Colossus
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Inside Town Creek: North Carolina’s Only Pee Dee Center
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Valley of the Thracian Kings: 1,500 Ancient Mounds
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Diamer-Basha Petroglyphs: How a Dam Drowns 37,000 Carvings
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Infernal Chariot Tomb: Sarteano’s Lion-and-Griffin Demon