Situated on a rocky hill, about 90 kilometres (56 miles) southwest of Athens, and commanding over the surrounding plain as far as the sea 15 km away, the site of Mycenae covered 30,000 square metres and has always been known throughout history.  From 1600 BCE there is evidence of an elite

The site of the Great Zimbabwe Ruins is clearly distinguished from the other hundreds of such small ruins in southern Africa. Known as "Zimbabwes", the site of the Great Zimbabwe Ruins is spread across the Zimbabwe Highveld. There are 200 such sites in southern Africa, such as Manyikeni in Mozambique and

The unfinished obelisk of Aswan is the largest known ancient obelisk found till date. Though it was intended to be erected as an obelisk, It can be found exactly in the same place where it was once semi-carved from the solid bedrock. Unfortunately, the obelisk was never finished, probably due to the

The Olmec heads, a collection of seventeen colossal heads of the Gulf Coast of Mexico, are amongst the most mysterious and debated artifacts from the ancient world. These enormous heads, weighing between 20 to 40 tons and reaching up to three meters in height, were carved from basalt rocks. All portray

Sayhuite is an archaeological site located on the top of a hill called Concacha in Peru. The site is regarded as a center of religious worship for Inca people, focusing on water. The tall columns of the Sayhuite temple were said to be draped in fabrics with gold bands in the

Located in the English county of Wiltshire, Stonehenge is one of  the most famous prehistoric and mysterious monuments on Earth. This ancient monument is surrounded by several hundred burial mounds and located far from the source of its megalithic stones. It was built in several stages. It is said that,

Almost hidden in the Peruvian Andes high on a steep mountain with a flattened top, Machu Picchu escaped the notice of the Spanish conquistadors and was forgotten for centuries by the outside world. After it was rediscovered in 1911 by the American archeologist Hiram Bingham, the world became aware about

Easter Island, one of the most remote inhabited islands on Earth, is also known as Rapa Nui or Isla de Pascua. It is a Polynesian island in the wide wilderness of the southeastern Pacific Ocean, most famous for its giant stone statues (Moai), which were created by the Rapanui people.