Siddhartha Gautama, the Lord Buddha, was born in 623 B.C. in the famous gardens of Lumbini, which soon became a place of pilgrimage. Among the pilgrims was the Indian emperor Ashoka, who erected one of his commemorative pillars there....

The site includes archaeological remains of three cities and 40 tombs: Wunu Mountain City, Guonei City and Wandu Mountain City, 14 tombs are imperial, 26 of nobles. All belong to the Koguryo culture, named after the dynasty that ruled...

This outstanding archaeological area contains such magnificent monuments as the Temples of Ramses II at Abu Simbel and the Sanctuary of Isis at Philae, which were saved from the rising waters of the Nile thanks to the International...

The Ngorongoro Conservation Area spans vast expanses of highland plains, savanna, savanna woodlands and forests. Established in 1959 as a multiple land use area, with wildlife coexisting with semi-nomadic Maasai pastoralists practicing...

This website has an itinerary, photographs, and descriptions of the eleven mounds from the Mississippian culture that can be found in the state of Mississippi. Scroll down to the bottom of the "Welcome" page to click on topics for more...

Through this study, students will think like an archaeologist, and move towards a better understanding of our world by taking a look back at civilizations of the past.

The Agora, the marketplace and civic center, was one of the most important parts of an ancient city of Athens. In addition to being a place where people gathered to buy and sell all kinds of commodities, it was also a place where people...

Students can take a virtual tour of a collection of Egyptian artifacts, visit the sites of numerous archaeological expeditions, and learn a tremendous amount about the complex gods and goddesses of the Egyptian religion.

The East Slope of the Acropolis is an area that has not (yet) been the focus of a great deal of archaeological investigation. Early travelers and explorers noted, of course, the very large and prominent East Cave that forms such a...

Lepcis Magna is an ancient Roman site in Libya, Africa that is being excavated. Site gives an excellent lesson in archaeological research with lots of pictures and narrative. Be sure to click on the 1996 Dig Season for a slide show of...

A beautiful site with photos of 7th century Anglo-Saxon burial mounds at Sutton Hoo and the artifacts from those mounds. Take a virtual tour of this fascinating site. Included are newsletters reporting on the archaeological digs.

Chavin de Huantar is an archaeological and cultural site in the Andean highlands of Peru. The temple built there was an important pilgrimage site that drew people and their offerings from far and wide. View pictures and read descriptions...

A look at a Freedmen's community based on the archaeological study of a site in central Missouri.

This site introduces some recent research based on archaeological efforts and proceeds to the history of Camp Ford, a Confederate run prisoner of war camp.

This site shows archaeological evidence of the existence of Solomon's Temple, the first discovered non-Biblical proof of its existence.

Information about the archaeological excavation of an ancient Egypitian cemetery found at Dahshur, Egypt, home to the remains of several different mastabas. Includes a reconstruction of the mastaba of a royal courtier and an interesting...

A brief description of Johnson's Island Prison followed by links to correspondence of the prisoners, a map of the prison, and information about a current archaeological dig at the site.

Detailed information is available on this rich site about the archaeological discovery and excavation of King Midas' burial mound.

As an archaeological description of Mycenaean art, this site focuses on the frescoes and pottery which have been uncovered from different periods in ancient greek history.

Asiut is known for its monuments dating to the Old Kingdom and the First Intermediate Period. It was the capital of the fifteenth nome in Upper Egypt.

Aswan is the southernmost town in Egypt. Its name was derived from the Ancient Egyptian word Swn, which means "market", "to trade" or "trading."

Tanis' ancient Egyptian name is Djane, its Coptic name is San, the Zoan of the Old Testament. It became the capital of the Tanite kings of the Twenty-first and Twenty-second Dynasties. From that time, its strategic position and harbor on...

Abusir is situated to the north of Saqqara. It has the remains of the sun temples, pyramids, and some private tombs of the Fifth Dynasty .

Akhmim is situated to the east of Sohag. It was an important town that was sacred to the fertility god Min. Ramesses the Second built a huge temple there.