From the Archaeology Desk

Wonder Rises from the Sea

Another Wonder Rises from the Sea

From the Archaeology Desk Off the coast of Alexandria, divers have lifted twenty-two stone blocks...
20 July Blog

The Nazca Lines, and the Ancient Transportation Problem Nobody Has Solved

From the Archaeology Desk Some archaeological mysteries aren't about what was built. They're about how...
Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu and the Precision That Still Captivates Us

From the Archaeology Desk Some places are mysterious because we don't know what they were....
Stonehenge on Summer Solstice

Stonehenge and the Questions That Refuse to Go Away

From the Archaeology Desk Some monuments are remarkable because they survived. Stonehenge is remarkable because,...
Nabta Playa

Nabta Playa and the People Who Learned to Read the Sky

From the Archaeology Desk Sometimes the most remarkable discovery isn't what people built. It's what...
Göbekli Tepe

Göbekli Tepe and the History Still Waiting Underground

From the Archaeology Desk Sometimes archaeology doesn't answer a question. It asks a better one....
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How Plato Said the Story of Atlantis Survived

Sometimes the most interesting part of a story isn't the story itself. It's how anyone...