Category: Ancient Structures

Ancient and mysterious structures spread around the world.

Nazca Lines portraying a parrot
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The Nazca Lines

The Nazca Lines are composition of over 10,000 lines which form over 300 different designs. These designs range from hummingbirds, spiders, monkeys, fish, sharks, orcas, lizards and several others. While dating the lines themselves...

Derinkuyu_Underground_City
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The Underground City Of Derinkuyu.

In the Nevşehir Province (Turkey) lies an underground complex known as the Derinkuyu underground city. The city extends to a depth of 60m and could possibly accommodate up to 20,000 people along side with...

The Legend Of Calypso
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The Legend Of Ulysses And Calypso.

I am sure many heard of Homer’s classic ‘The Odyssey’. The story starts right after the Trojan War was over and recounts the struggle of the heroic Greek warrior called Ulysses had to go...

Temple of Ggantija located in Gozo
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Megalithic Temple of Ggantija

When we see such structures we typically associate them with Stonehenge. While Stonehenge is quite a magnificent structure in its own rights, one might be surprised to know that the Maltese islands offer quite...

Hagar Qim Temple
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The Ħaġar Qim Temple

The meaning of the words Ħaġar Qim  stand for Stones and Worship. Ħaġar Qim is located on the southern edge of the island of Malta and is estimated to date back to approximately 3600...

Gobeklitepe
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Göbeklitepe

Located 15 km away from the city of Sanliurfa, Southeastern Turkey Göbeklitepe is one of those discoveries which seems to defy the general understanding of how the human race evolved through time. Typically the...