Archaeology

Digging up the deep past.

Sites where trowels have rewritten history — from Anatolian temples to Andean citadels.

• Göbekli Tepe

  Turkey
  c. 9600 BCE

  Monumental temple hill built by hunter-gatherers.

• Çatalhöyük

  Turkey
  c. 7500 BCE

  One of the world's earliest cities.

• Stonehenge

  United Kingdom
  c. 3000 BCE

  Neolithic stone circle aligned with the solstice.

• Great Pyramid of Giza

  Egypt
  c. 2560 BCE

  Tallest building on Earth for 3,800 years.

• Mohenjo-daro

  Pakistan
  c. 2500 BCE

  Planned city of the Indus Valley Civilization.

• Terracotta Army

  China
  c. 210 BCE

  8,000 clay soldiers guarding Qin Shi Huang's tomb.

• Pompeii

  Italy
  buried 79 CE

  Roman city preserved by volcanic ash.

• Angkor Wat

  Cambodia
  c. 1150

  Largest religious monument in the world.

• Machu Picchu

  Peru
  c. 1450

  Inca royal estate high in the Andes.