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Visiting the vibrant and colorful city of Lisbon, on the banks of the river Tagus and the edge of the Atlantic Ocean, what is most showcased is one episode of the city's and country's glorious past: Lisbon as the capital of the Portuguese...

Archaeological Site at Castelo de S. Jorge, with finds from the Iron Age settlement (7th to 3rd century BCE); the Moorish quarter (11th to 12th Century CE); and the Medieval palace (15th to the 18th century CE).

The Great Sphinx of Giza's construction date is subject to ongoing scholarly debate; the huge monument standing in line with Khafre's pyramid is still a mystery.

The great stupa of Boudhanath in Kathmandu is one of the largest in Nepal and a major pilgrimage site as well as tourist attraction. It is thought to have been built in the late 6th century CE by a king of the Nepalese Licchavi Kingdom and...

This is a zoomed-in detail of the upper part of the Rosetta stone showing the hieroglyphic inscription. The Rosetta Stone is a large, mostly complete fragment of a grey-pink granodiorite stela. A decree was carved on this stela using 3 ancient...

The Birth Colonnade told the story of Hatshepsut’s (1479-1458 BCE) divine creation with Amun as her true father.

Swayambhunath Stupa in Kathmandu (also given as Svayambhunath, Swoyambhu) has mythological origins as suggested by the name which means “self-created”. Historically, it was most likely built in the 5th century CE at a site already consecrated...

**ORDER our new book: http://WeHaveNoIdea.com As mysterious as Stonehenge is Poverty Point, a collection of large mounds built by hunters and gatherers over three thousand years ago in Louisiana. Archaeologist T.R. Kidder asks the question...

Castelo de S. Jorge, Lisbon. Established in the 11th century CE by the Moors.

Pedro de Alvarado (c. 1485-1541) was a Spanish conquistador who became the first governor of Guatemala in 1527. Living an extraordinary life of adventure, Alvarado participated in separate expeditions to Mexico, Central America, South America...