Ancient Marketplace

2,200-Year-Old Perfume Bottles Found Near Temple of Zeus in Turkey

Archaeologists have identified 27 clay perfume bottles and other cosmetic vessels uncovered near the Temple of Zeus in present-day western Turkey, suggesting a shop may have operated at the site about 2,200 years ago. Excavators found them in 2022...

Mystery of Ancient Holes Found in Peru May Have Been Finally Solved

A mysterious stretch of more than 5,000 man-made holes carved into the foothills of the Andes in southern Peru may have once served as a bustling Indigenous marketplace, new research suggests. The site, known as Monte Sierpe or the...