A remarkable hoard of gold jewelry dating back 3,500 years has been unearthed during archaeological excavations at the ancient site of Kolona on the Greek island of Aegina. This exceptional discovery, ...

Not every ancient city is recorded in historical texts. Some remain hidden for centuries, waiting to be uncovered through archaeology. Occasionally, discoveries are made that reveal entire settlements ...

In the fourth episode of our Stones & Bones video series, National Geographic digital editor Nicholas St. Fleur examines the ...

If you grew up in Sarasota like me, you likely spent school field trips visiting Historic Spanish Point, a botanical garden ...

This analysis of Ancient Apocalypse episode 1 examines the claims surrounding Gunung Padang in Indonesia and the idea that it ...

The historical text found inside the mummy was The Iliad, one of the most important works in Western literature.

The Native American sport, in which players use two sticks to carry and toss a small ball, is considered one of the oldest ...

Paving roads in the Amazon rainforest has long brought deforestation that threatens the people who live there. The same ...

A structure blending Egyptian, Greek and Roman styles was discovered in the ancient city of Pelusium at the edge of the Nile ...

Reading like the lyrics to a popular song or poem from modern times, ancient Greek poems have prompted new insights into spoken language.

A newly confirmed mass grave in ancient Jordan offers chilling insight into one of history’s first pandemics. Hundreds of ...

A remarkable genetic breakthrough has uncovered what may be one of the clearest snapshots yet of a Neanderthal “community” ...