At Kerkouane in Tunisia, you crunch as you walk. Not gravel. Shells. Purple murex shells — thousands of them — ground into the earth beneath your feet. This is what’s left of an industry that built an empire. The Phoenicians weren’t here for conquest. They were here for color. Most people have never heard of...Read More
Three mud-brick forts rise out of the Kyzylkum Desert, two hundred kilometers from the nearest city. They are called the Qalas. They were built over two thousand years ago to guard the trade routes that would eventually become the Silk Road. You have almost certainly never heard of them. We walked through them on a...Read More
Discover Far Horizons’ most impressive archaeological sites in Asia. Here we discuss some of our absolute favorite Asian sites. Click to find out more!Read More
