Incredible Ancient Mysterious Ruins & Archaeological Sites Around the World || PREHISTORIC RUINS

A megalith is a large stone that has been used to construct a prehistoric structure or monument, While "megalith" is often used to describe a single piece of stone, it also can be used to denote one or more rocks hewn in definite shapes for special purposes. It has been used to describe structures built by people from many parts of the world living in many different periods.The most widely known megaliths are not tombs.

THE WORLD IS LITTERED WITH THE ANCIENT RUINS OF MAN-MADE CITIES AND SETTLEMENTS THAT STRETCH BACK THOUSANDS OF YEARS. REPRESENTED ARE 100 RUINS THAT EMBODY SOME OF THE OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS OF HUMANITY ACROSS VARIOUS CULTURES AND CIVILISATIONS.

New research suggests a very different story—an Amazonian region peppered with rain forest villages, ceremonial earthworks, and a much larger population than previously thought.

The research, funded in part by the National Geographic Society and published today in the journal Nature Communications, challenges a common perception of the pre-Columbian Amazon rain forest as sparsely populated. That perception has endured despite 16th-century accounts of large, interconnected villages that go against modern assumptions.
Asia – Bagan, Hampi, Angkor Wat, Sigiriya, Great Wall, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Ayutthaya
Middle East – Petra, Jerash, Cappadocia, Saadian Tombs
Africa – Giza, Valley of the Kings, Red Pyramid, Luxor
South/Central America – Machu Picchu, Ollantaytambo, Tikal
Europe – Newgrange, Poulnabrone Dolmen, Clava Cairns, Skellig Michael, Dún Aengus, Carreg Cannen, Greenland
Rome and Greece – These are so important for ancient cities, they get their own. Colosseum, Forum, Pantheon, Meteora, Messina, Acropolis.
North America – Chitzen Itza, Tulum, Tonina, Gila Cliff Dwellings .