The Sunken City of Dolichiste
Dolichiste, also called Kekova Adası is an ancient Lycian city, partially submerged on the shores of Kekova Island in southern Anatolia, Turkey.
The Ayaz-Kala Fortresses
Ayaz-Kala is a complex archaeological site, consisting of three phases of fort construction located on the edge of the Kyzylkum Desert in Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan.
Atlit Yam – The Sunken Neolithic Settlement
Atlit Yam is a submerged Neolithic settlement, located off the Atlit coast in present-day Israel.
The Mysterious Dolmens of the North-West Caucasus
In the North-West Caucasus, from Abkhazia to the Taman Peninsula, are thousands of ancient dolmens which the locals call “ispun”, meaning the “houses of dwarves”.
Bet Guvrin-Maresha
Bet Guvrin-Maresha is an archaeological park, that encompasses the ancient sites of Maresha, Bet Guvrin (also called Eleutheropolis and Beth Gabra), and a crusader fortress, located in the heart of the Judean lowlands of central Israel.
The Lore Lindu Megaliths
The Lore Lindu Megaliths are a series of carved stone monuments centred on the Bada Valley within the Lore Lindu National Park, located on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.
The Ancient City of Perrhe
Perrhe, also called also Antiochia on the Taurus was an ancient city of the Kingdom of Commagene, located north of the present-day city of Adıyaman, Turkey.
The Mozu Kofungun Keyhole Burial Mounds
The Mozu Kofungun burial mounds are a cluster of keyhole shaped tomb complexes that were constructed during the Kofun period in present-day Sakai, located in the Osaka Prefecture of Japan.
The Svan Blood Revenge Towers
The Svan towers are fortified dwellings in the historical region of Svaneti, part of the province of Ushguli in Georgia.
Tsaparang – The “Shangri-La” of the Guge Kingdom
Tsaparang, described possibly as the historical origin of the legendary Shangri-La by some historians is a ruined fortress city, perched on a pyramidal formation of rock that served as the capital of the Guge Kingdom in the Ngari Prefecture of Western Tibet.
Khara-Khoto – The Black City
Khara-Khoto, also called Khar khot (meaning “black city” in Mongolian) is a ruined fortified city near the Juyan Lake Basin in the far west of Inner Mongolia, China.
Alamut Castle – The stronghold of the real ‘Assassins Creed’
Alamut Castle is a mountain fortress in the Alamut region of the Qazvin province in present-day Iran, that during the Middle Ages served as the central base of the Nizari Ismaili.
Siq al-Barid – ‘Little Petra’
Siq al-Barid, also called ‘Little Petra’ is a Nabataean site in the Ma'an Governorate of Jordan that features rock cut tombs, stone-built architecture, and a complex system of hydrological engineering.
The Hierapolis Ploutonion – The Gateway to Hell
The Hierapolis Ploutonion is a sacred sanctuary in the ancient Greco-Roman-Byzantine city of Hierapolis, located in classical Phrygia in the present-day province of Denizli, Turkey.
Uplistsikhe – The Rock-Hewn City of Caves
Uplistsikhe, meaning "the lord's fortress" is an ancient rock-hewn city located in the Shida Kartli region of present-day Georgia.
