Pompeii
A Roman city frozen in time by volcanic ash in 79 AD
Archaeology & Antiquities
Ancient sites, artifacts, and ruins that reveal the story of human civilization through what was left behind.
Tutankhamun's Death Mask
The golden face of Egypt's boy pharaoh
Nazca Lines
Giant desert drawings visible only from the air
Lascaux Cave Paintings
A 17,000-year-old prehistoric art gallery in France
Antikythera Mechanism
The world's first known analog computer, built by ancient Greeks
Troy
The legendary city of Homer's Iliad, layered with 4,000 years of history
Gobekli Tepe
A temple complex older than agriculture itself
Mohenjo-daro
A 4,500-year-old city with indoor plumbing and grid streets
Altamira Cave
The 'Sistine Chapel of Prehistory' in northern Spain
Dead Sea Scrolls (Cave 4 collection)
The largest cache of ancient biblical manuscripts ever found
Terracotta Army Site
An underground army of 8,000 clay soldiers guarding an emperor
Sutton Hoo Helmet
An Anglo-Saxon warrior king's iron and bronze face guard