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”.
Los Guachimontones
Los Guachimontones was a ceremonial centre attributed to the Teuchitlán Culture, located near the present-day town of Teuchitlán in the state of Jalisco, Mexico.
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 Choquequilla Inca Huaca
Choquequilla, also called Ñaupa Iglesia, is an Inca huaca shrine, constructed within a cave opening near the present-day village of Pachar in the Sacred Valley of Peru.
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 Eleusis Ploutonion – The Gateway to Hell
The Eleusis ploutonion is a sacred sanctuary in the ancient Greco-Roman city of Eleusis, located in the Thriasian Plain in the West Attica Regional unit of Greece.
The Cave of the Sibyl
The Cave of the Sibyl is a subterranean complex beneath the ancient city of Cumae, located on the outskirts of the present-day Metropolitan City of Naples in Campania, Italy.
Cuicuilco – The Mesoamerican City Destroyed by a Volcano
Cuicuilco is a Mesoamerican city that was located on the southern shores of Lake Texcoco, in what is now the present-day borough of Tlalpan in Mexico City.
The Mysterious Palpa Geoglyphs
The valleys of Palpa and Nasca share a combined cultural history, with the Palpa area of the Nasca basin containing geoglyphs and linear features that are comparable in quality and complexity to the concentration of lines and geoglyphs on the Nasca desert plains (pampas).
Caer Gybi – Anglesey’s Roman Fort
Caer Gybi (named after it’s Welsh namesake “Caergybi”) is a late Roman fort, located in Holyhead on the western coast of Anglesey, Wales.
Orongo – The Birdman-Cult Centre on a Volcano
Orongo is a stone settlement and seasonal ceremonial centre, built by the indigenous Rapa Nui people on the edge of the Rano Kau Volcano caldera, located on the southwestern tip of Easter Island.
Q’enqo Grande – The Sacred Inca Huaca Complex & Cave
Q’enqo, also called Qenko, is an extensive huaca/wak'a rock-cut complex, located near the former Inca capital of Cusco (Qusqu) in the Cusco Region of Peru.
Tzintzuntzan – The City of Rounded Pyramidal Yácata
Tzintzuntzan meaning “place of hummingbirds” was the capital of the Purépecha state (also called the Tarascan state), located adjacent to Lake Pátzcuaro in the municipality of Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, Mexico.
Actun Tunichil Muknal – The Maya Cave of the Crystal Sepulchre
Actun Tunichil Muknal, which translates as “Cave of the Crystal Sepulcher”, is a Maya ceremonial cave site located near San Ignacio in the Cayo District of Belize.
The Inca Cave Temple of the Moon
The Temple of the Moon is an Inca ceremonial site, constructed in the open face of a shallow cave near the ancient city of Machu Picchu in Peru.
