Finding black history in Great Smokies National Park
Until recently, the history of Black people was missing from the history of Great Smokies National Park; a project is working to change that.
Archaeology
Pompeii: Intact Roman chariot found in ruins
A ceremonial chariot has been unearthed near Pompeii by archaeologists who say artifact thieves just missed it.
Rome: Colosseum to get a high-tech floor
An ambitious plan to restore the floor of Rome's Colosseum hopes to restore its appearance of ancient times.
Dendera Temple Complex, Egypt
Professor Abe takes on an expedition to one of his favorite sites in Egypt, with an especially well-preserved main temple.
Hotel Villa Athena, Agrigento: Room with a View
DrFumblefinger shares the view from a room he and his wife enjoyed while visiting the Villa Athena in Agrigento.
Chand Baori Stepwell, Abaneri
DrFumblefinger visits one of India's fascinating and ancient stepwells, this one Chand Baori, in the village of Abaneri, Rajasthan.
Technology 'restores' destroyed temple
Cutting-edge technology has made it possible to virtually visit a lost treasure of the ancient world.
July 15, 2020: Wiñay Wayna, Peru
Sylvia's group makes a stop at Wiñay Wayna, an Inca ruin in the Urubamba Valley not far from Machu Picchu
Walking Los Angeles: LACMA and the La Brea Tar Pits
Side by side in Los Angeles, one of America's largest art museums, and the scene of life and death for ancient creatures.
Italy: Radar maps a buried Roman city
New technology is giving archaeologists the ability to understand details of ancient sites without destroying or exposing them.
Norwegian island finds more Viking ships
New discoveries of Viking burials and other artifacts help paint a picture of life a thousand years ago.
Roman mosaics rediscovered—again
Archaeologists in the Verona area succeed in finding—again—a trove of Roman mosaics that were found in 1922 and reburied.
Ollantaytambo Ruins, Peru
Sylvia visits the magnificant terraces and Inca ruins located at the town of Ollantaytambo.
Egypt's oldest pyramid re-opens
The world's oldest large-scale construction has re-opened after a decades-long restoration project.
Roman iron industry found in Flanders
Construction is held up to allow investigation of a Roman ironworks, the first of its kind found in Belgium.