The Collection
oldest
-
Starosel: Bulgaria’s Oldest Royal Thracian Temple Complex
Found in 2000, the Thracian temple of Starosel is Bulgaria’s largest royal mausoleum — explore its 241-metre wall, domed chamber and Orphic…
-
Leang Tedongnge: World’s Oldest Figurative Cave Painting
Discover Leang Tedongnge on Sulawesi — home of the world’s oldest known figurative artwork, a 45,500-year-old painting of a Sulawesi warty pig.
-
Sittanavasal Cave: South India’s Oldest Jain Frescoes
Painted around 850 CE, Sittanavasal Cave in Tamil Nadu holds South India’s oldest Jain frescoes — explore its lotus-pond murals and 17…
-
Farnese Atlas: The Oldest Surviving Star Map in Stone
A 2nd-century CE Roman marble copy of a lost Greek bronze, the Farnese Atlas carries the oldest surviving celestial sphere — explore…
-
Sechin Bajo
Sechin Bajo, one of the oldest archaeological sites in the Americas, lies in the Casma Valley of Peru. It astonishes with its…