Wednesday, July 01, 2026

History Highlights

Overview of the Mehrgarh archaeological site on the Kacchi plain in Balochistan

Mehrgarh: The 9,000-Year-Old Village Where South Asia Learned to Farm

Before Mohenjo-daro or Harappa, there was Mehrgarh: a 9,000-year-old village in Pakistan where people first farmed, made pottery, worked copper, and even practiced dentistry.

Overview of the Sarazm archaeological site in the Zravshan valley, Tajikistan

Sarazm: The 5,500-Year-Old Town in Tajikistan That Rewrites Central Asia’s Past

On a river plain in Tajikistan, people were smelting copper and trading lapis lazuli across a continent six thousand years ago. Meet Sarazm, one of Central Asia’s oldest towns.

An aerial view of the vast earthworks at Poverty Point, Louisiana

Poverty Point: The 3,700-Year-Old Earthworks Built by Hunter-Gatherers, Not Farmers

In the Louisiana lowlands, hunter-gatherers with no farming raised six giant concentric ridges and a huge bird-shaped mound over 3,000 years ago. Meet Poverty Point, a monument that rewrites the story of early civilisation.

The stone-clad facade of the temple at Cerro Sechin

Cerro Sechin: The 3,600-Year-Old Peruvian Temple Carved With Warriors and Their Victims

On the desert coast of Peru stands a temple whose walls are lined with hundreds of carved stones showing marching warriors and their dismembered victims. Meet Cerro Sechin, one of the oldest and most haunting monuments in the Americas.

Reconstruction of the Cucuteni-Trypillia mega-settlement at Maidanetske

Cucuteni-Trypillia: Europe’s 6,000-Year-Old Mega-Settlements That Might Be the First Cities

On the plains of Ukraine, 6,000 years ago, people built planned towns of thousands, made dazzling painted pottery, and burned their whole settlements to the ground every few generations. Meet Cucuteni-Trypillia.