What you’ll see at these ruins are a series of buildings that almost look like an ancient home. They were built from about AD 750 to AD 950 by the Zapotec of Oaxaca. 4.

It’s 1600 years old. It’s made of wrought iron. It stands pristine amid the ruins of an ancient temple. And it refuses to rust. The origin of the remarkable Iron Pillar, part of the world ...

10 great ancient ruins that track the heavens, from Woodhenge to Chichen Itza. Larry Bleiberg. ... Like other Southwest ruins, this site appears to have been inspired by the heavens.

A version of this article appears in print on , Section A, Page 8 of the New York edition with the headline: Ancient Pompeii Ruins Reveal Grim Life of Enslaved Workers.

These ancient ruins show the city's political and social structures. That was once believed to exist form AD 850 to approximately 1470 and was home to close to 60,000 people.

It looked like the 2,000-year-old fresco had a pie painted in the middle of the plate. Archeologists, however, say it probably wasn't pizza, considering tomatoes and mozzarella weren't available yet.

7 of the best Maya ruins to visit in Mexico. Remnants of ancient civilisations still stand across Central America — and well-preserved temples and jungle-cloaked pyramids are open to visitors ...

Construction in France revealed the ruins of an ancient settlement that was abandoned about 1,900 years ago, according to archaeologists.

As Syria’s 10-year civil war has displaced millions of people, families like Abu Ramadan’s have sought refuge from a modern war behind the walls of dozens of ancient villages sprinkled across ...