Konye Urgench, Turkmenistan
Konye Urgench (Old Urgench) has been described as a Klondike for archaeologists, and it lived up to expectations. There can't be many historical sites in the world where visitors can stroll through excavated trenches left open to the elements after the archaologists have had their fun. There are even fewer where those same visitors can pick through the exposed soil finding colourful pottery, coins, and human bones (including skulls and femurs) from the 13-15th ...