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Stonehenge: The Unsolved Mystery of Britain's Stone Circle
Stonehenge's stone circle on Salisbury Plain took six phases and over 1,500 years to build. Discover how sarsen and bluestones were moved 225 kilometers, the engineering of its trilithons, and the monument's possible purpose.
Read Article →FeaturedCamino de Santiago: A Thousand-Year Pilgrimage in the Footsteps of Saint James
Stretching across northern Spain to Santiago de Compostela, the Camino de Santiago has carried pilgrims and travelers along the same legendary trail for over a thousand years.
Read Article →FeaturedHow Did the Giant's Causeway's Hexagonal Basalt Columns Form?
Along Northern Ireland's Antrim coast, some 40,000 hexagonal basalt columns descend into the sea. Discover how a 50-60-million-year-old volcanic process shaped this UNESCO World Heritage wonder, and the legend behind its name.
Read Article →FeaturedHow Were the Nazca Lines Made — and Why Are They Still There?
In the scorched desert of southern Peru, hundreds of straight lines, geometric shapes and animal figures cross the ground. Made by the Nazca culture between about 500 BCE and 500 CE, these geoglyphs were created by removing the dark layer of surface stones to expose the pale soil beneath. In one of the driest places on Earth, with almost no rain or wind, they have survived for two millennia.
Read Article →FeaturedPetra: The Lost City Carved into the Desert Rock
Carved into the pink sandstone cliffs of southern Jordan, Petra tells a story stretching from the Nabataean spice trade to the UNESCO World Heritage List — one of humanity's most breathtaking architectural achievements.
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Stonehenge: The Unsolved Mystery of Britain's Stone Circle
Stonehenge's stone circle on Salisbury Plain took six phases and over 1,500 years to build. Discover how sarsen and bluestones were moved 225 kilometers, the engineering of its trilithons, and the monument's possible purpose.
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Camino de Santiago: A Thousand-Year Pilgrimage in the Footsteps of Saint James
Stretching across northern Spain to Santiago de Compostela, the Camino de Santiago has carried pilgrims and travelers along the same legendary trail for over a thousand years.
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How Did the Giant's Causeway's Hexagonal Basalt Columns Form?
Along Northern Ireland's Antrim coast, some 40,000 hexagonal basalt columns descend into the sea. Discover how a 50-60-million-year-old volcanic process shaped this UNESCO World Heritage wonder, and the legend behind its name.
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How Were the Nazca Lines Made — and Why Are They Still There?
In the scorched desert of southern Peru, hundreds of straight lines, geometric shapes and animal figures cross the ground. Made by the Nazca culture between about 500 BCE and 500 CE, these geoglyphs were created by removing the dark layer of surface stones to expose the pale soil beneath. In one of the driest places on Earth, with almost no rain or wind, they have survived for two millennia.
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Petra: The Lost City Carved into the Desert Rock
Carved into the pink sandstone cliffs of southern Jordan, Petra tells a story stretching from the Nabataean spice trade to the UNESCO World Heritage List — one of humanity's most breathtaking architectural achievements.
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How Did Cappadocia's Fairy Chimneys Form? A Geological Wonder
Cappadocia's iconic fairy chimneys took shape as wind and water eroded thick layers of volcanic tuff laid down by three volcanoes millions of years ago. The geological story behind their formation and UNESCO World Heritage status.