History and archaeology have often portrayed megalithic architecture as a cultural phenomenon specific to ancient European ...

Around the world there are numerous ancient megastructures but perhaps pyramids capture our wonder the most. One of them has ...

Explore historic sites and enjoy stunning scenery as you travel by train to experience the magic of England on these day ...

Rujm el-Hiri is located in Golan Heights (a region claimed both by Israel and Syria) and dates back around 6,000 years. It ...

Records show the monuments predate the World Heritage-listed giant stone moai figures on Rapa Nui – also called Easter ...

Now, he has written a short history of British architecture, aimed at the "intelligent layman". As Jenkins takes us through the various styles (Palladianism, the gothic revival, etc.), it sometimes ...

"Simon Jenkins on architecture is typically a treat," said Laura Freeman in The Times. Over the past 25 years, the newspaper columnist has produced a series of bestselling books – "England's ...

There is a dispute among researchersThe Djoser Step pyramid, built around 2,630 BC, is the world’s oldest pyramid according ...

Many of these structures or sites were so well built — think Machu ... In 1915, archaeologist Themistocles Zammet excavated the megalithic complex of four temples in the town of Tarxien. The complex ...

“Earth becomes a musical instrument.” Decades ago, measurements of such seismic waves identified two strange continent-sized structures, one beneath the Pacific Ocean and one beneath Afric ...