A thirty-year scientific partnership between archaeologists and the Kuikuro people, in the Xingu Indigenous Territory in Mato ...

In two of the most forbidding landscapes on Earth—the Empty Quarter of the Arabian Peninsula and the Nazca Desert of ...

Could Earth’s crust hide a thriving civilization untouched by war, disaster or time? The legend of Agartha has fascinated mystics, explorers and conspiracy‑hunters for centuries. In this video we map ...

According to National Geographic, the map depicts distances between gates in the wall surrounding the Mesopotamian city of Nippur, but for decades experts questioned its accuracy. The locations of ...

Saudi Arabia’s AlUla is preparing to open new chapters in the history of the ancient city of Dadan, the former capital of the ...

The recent discovery of over 100 previously unknown structures in Peru’s Rio Abiseo National Park has shed new light on the ...

Published in Zürich in 1525, Lucas Cranach the Elder’s map came at a moment when the modern idea of nation-states was only ...

It used to be thought that ancient Mesoamerican monuments were built and used predominantly by powerful leaders and ruling classes. Among the early Maya, however, the site of Aguada Fénix would have ...

From the Minoan royal road to the Ridgeway, ancient roads still exist today showing how past civilizations built networks that shaped culture ...

National Geographic Explorer Peter Campell provides an inside look at the early stages of a heritage crime investigation.

Bamboo culture is also shaping Yibin's skylines. As night falls, neon lights bathe the bamboo shoot-shaped buildings in a ...

The first global atlas of Martian watersheds reveals 16 huge ancient river systems that once shaped Mars and may hold clues ...