New archeological discoveries around the world are interesting because they reveal more about the lives of ancient humans. Every discovery adds to the knowledge of the ancient past, leaving modern people hungry for more – and who knows just how much more there could be out there; incredible undiscovered ancient sites documenting the amazing achievements of people of the past?

Of course, over the last couple of hundred years or so, there have been seemingly countless archeological finds around the world, and some are older and even more mysterious than others. For example, the ancient site of Skara Brae in Scotland’s Orkney Islands, which is a fascinating 5,000-plus-year-old example of a neolithic village, was found in 1850 after a storm and is home to other stone circles that predate Stonehenge. An incredible find it certainly was, but it isn’t the most recent archeological discovery to change the course of known human history, though.

From ancient monuments with unknown purposes and mystery-rich archeological sites in the US to the most mysterious ancient discoveries in Asia, the many hundreds to thousands of years-old findings across the planet found very recently (as recent as the last one to several years) are a source of both knowledge and conundrum.

Many of the most interesting archeological discoveries might just be for curiosity’s sake, but some might be the key to not only the past but also the future of humans – and they never seem to stop; there are always brand-new ancient sites being uncovered all around the globe at any given moment. While discoveries go on, here are a number of the latest archeological finds about the ancient world of humans.