International Archaeology Day

International Archaeology Day

Naqsh-e Rustam archaeological site near Persepolis, Iran (© mshirani/Shutterstock)

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Today in History

Oct. 15, 2023European hedgehog
Oct. 15, 2024Great wildebeest migration at Mara River, Kenya
Oct. 15, 2025National Mushroom Day

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Jewel of the Adriatic
Sway with the Amazonian canopy
Will we be ready for the ‘big one?’
Jun. 13, 2024Registan Square, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Sep. 10, 2024Vasco da Gama Bridge, Lisbon, Portugal
Feb. 2, 2026Groundhog Day
Jul 27, 2026Tiffany Dome, Chicago Cultural Centre, Illinois, United States
Oct. 18, 2024Jasper Dark Sky Festival, Alberta
Apr. 27, 2026The glass dome of Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Milan, Italy
Jul 19, 2026Barn swallows of different subspecies resting together
Jun. 16, 2025World Sea Turtle Day
Feb. 23, 2025Mount Fuji Day
An ugly duckling no more
Dec. 31, 2023Happy New Years Eve!
Sep 2, 2026Beach huts, Southwold, Suffolk Heritage Coast, England
Jan. 20, 2026Penguin Awareness Day
This museum sets the prairie on fire
Leaf-peeping Southern style
An archaelogical treasure
Apr. 28, 2024El Capitan in the Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas, USA
Nov. 14, 2025Manatee
Sep. 30, 2023Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
A bevy of buzzers
Apr. 14, 2024Bowling Ball Beach, California, USA
Mar. 11, 2026Peach trees in Cieza, Murcia, Spain
Nov. 12, 2024Arches National Park, Utah, United States
Zion National Park turns 103
A bridge that holds up history
You can take a refreshing dip here any day of the year
Aug. 24, 2023Shark Fin Cove, California