Amazing worldwide wonders we’ve just discovered
Incredible discoveries of the modern world
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1972: the Lost City, Colombia
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1972: the Lost City, Colombia
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1974: Terracotta Army, Xi’an, China
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1974: Terracotta Army, Xi’an, China
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1974: Terracotta Army, Xi’an, China
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1987: Royal Tombs of Sipán, Peru
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1987: Royal Tombs of Sipán, Peru
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1989: Rosalila Temple, Honduras
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1989: Rosalila Temple, Honduras
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1990: Balamku, Mexico
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1990: Balamku, Mexico
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1991: Ötzi the Iceman, Italy
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1992: Longyou Caves, China
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1992: Longyou Caves, China
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1992: Zeugma mosaics, Turkey
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1992: Zeugma mosaics, Turkey
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1994: Göbekli Tepe, Turkey
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1994: Göbekli Tepe, Turkey
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1994: Historic Jamestowne, Virginia, USA
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1994: Historic Jamestowne, Virginia, USA
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1996: Sinosauropteryx prima fossil, Liaoning, China
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2000 onwards: Selinunte, Sicily, Italy
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2000 onwards: Selinunte, Sicily, Italy
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2000 onwards: Selinunte, Sicily, Italy
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2003: the Ness of Brodgar, Scotland, UK
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2003: the Ness of Brodgar, Scotland, UK
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2004: Must Farm Bronze Age Settlement, UK
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2004: Must Farm Bronze Age Settlement, UK
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2004: Must Farm Bronze Age Settlement, UK
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2008: Son Doong Cave, Vietnam
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2008: Son Doong Cave, Vietnam
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2009: the Staffordshire Hoard, UK
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2011: Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple treasure, India
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2011: Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple treasure, India
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2011: Hanuman Dhoka Palace treasures, Nepal
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2012: Temple of the Night Sun, Guatemala
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2012: a secret rainforest, Mozambique
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2013: Homo naledi, South Africa
Courtesy of John Hawks/Wits University
2013: Homo naledi, South Africa
Courtesy of Wits University
2016: El Castillo’s hidden pyramid, Chichén Itzá, Mexico
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2016: El Castillo’s hidden pyramid, Chichén Itzá, Mexico
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2016: a secret structure at Petra, Jordan
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2017: Roman 'horseshoes', UK
The Vindolanda Trust
2017: Roman boxing gloves, UK
Courtesy of the Vindolanda Trust
2017: Qalatga Darband, Iraqi Kurdistan
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2017: Qalatga Darband, Iraqi Kurdistan
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2018: Tikal's unknown treasures, Guatemala
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2018: Tikal's unknown treasures, Guatemala
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2019: Homo luzonensis discovered, the Philippines
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2019: a 1,500-year old church, Israel
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2019: a 1,500-year old church, Israel
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2019: a nobleman's tomb, Luxor, Egypt
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2020: Romulus's tomb, Rome, Italy
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2020: Secrets of Falerii Novi revealed, Italy
Antiquity Journal/M Millett
2020: Secrets of Falerii Novi revealed, Italy
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2020: Roman mosaic, Negrar, Italy
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2020: Aguada Fénix, Mexico
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2020: prehistoric monument, Wiltshire, UK
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2020: prehistoric monument, Wiltshire, UK
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2020: prehistoric monument, Wiltshire, UK
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2021: a lost city, Egypt
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2021: a lost city, Egypt
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2021: new tombs at Saqqara, Egypt
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2021: new tombs at Saqqara, Egypt
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2021: Vindelev Hoard, Denmark
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2021: Vindelev Hoard, Denmark
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2021: Ancient winery, Israel
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2021: Ancient winery, Israel
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2022: Roman floor mosaic, London, England, UK
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2022: Roman floor mosaic, London, England, UK
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2022: Lost Amazonian cities, Bolivia
Source: H. Prümers/DAI
2022: Lost Amazonian cities, Bolivia
Source: H. Prümers / DAI
2023: Lord Palace of the Kings, Iraq
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2023: Lord Palace of the Kings, Iraq
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