Gobekli Tepe

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In Turkey, a set of prehistoric columns rivals Stonehenge -- but they're 6,000 years older. Learn what we know (and don't know) about the hunter-gatherers who built Göbekli Tepe in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://history.howstuffworks.com/european-histo ... Show More

According to Natawidjaja, the data that supports their findings shows that the Gunung Padang pyramid is a bit like a three-layer cake, and each layer was built thousands of years apart. He says the most recent layer, known as Unit-1, was constructed about 3,000 years to 4,000 yea ... Show More

<div>Malta is an island rich with history and legends with mysterious megalithic structures that have puzzled archaeologists for centuries.<br> <br> These massive stone temples, some of the oldest in the world, seem almost impossible to have been built by prehistoric farmers. But ... Show More

The Great Pyramids of Giza are some of the largest, most foreboding structures on the planet, but the mystery of how they were built still plagues historians today. Some Egyptologists think aliens provided advanced technology, while engineers see evidence they were ancient nuclea ... Show More

Archaeology is the study of human activity through the recovery and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analysis" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">analysis</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Material_culture" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">materi ... Show More

<div>Thousands of years ago, ancient cultures across Europe built massive stone structures with extraordinary precision. Scottish engineer Alexander Thom discovered these sites all used the same exact unit of measurement: 2.72 feet, which he called the Megalithic Yard.<br> <br> T ... Show More

This collection of ancient mysteries challenges our understanding of history. Explore a possible underground city in the Grand Canyon, rumored to be filled with ancient artifacts and enigmatic writings that defy explanation. Discover the alleged subterranean world of Agartha, whe ... Show More

<div>A construction worker discovers a massive tunnel system while breaking ground for a new building. Meanwhile, deep in the Nevada desert, scientists detect unusual seismic activity that doesn't match any known geological patterns. These events might seem unconnected, but they' ... Show More

Myths. We tend to think they’re a thing of the past, fabrications that early humans needed to believe in because their understanding of the world was so meagre. But what if modern civilisation were itself based on a set of myths? This is the big question posed by Professor Yuval ... Show More

Deep beneath Earth's mountains lie secrets that could reshape our understanding of human history and technological capability. Mountains like Shasta, Hayes, and the pyramids of Giza possess qualities that defy conventional explanation - perfect alignments, unusual magnetic proper ... Show More