For ancient Egyptians, dance was a huge part of daily life For ancient Egyptians, dance was a huge part of daily life This ancient script has remained unsolved for over a century This ancient ...

What really caused the collapse of the Maya civilization? Who were the Aztec, really? It’s complicated. Who were the Aztec, really? It’s complicated. Buried for 4,000 years, this ancient ...

This story appears in the January 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine ... where the stories of ancient civilizations were comfortably distant and romantic. The few people who championed ...

This story appears in the November/December 2016 issue of National Geographic History magazine ... Little remains of the ancient city of Sparta, capital of the Laconia region, situated on the ...

Despite the importance of Crete to ancient Greek civilization, archaeological study of its culture is relatively recent. Some of the earliest traces of a powerful, Bronze Age civilization were ...

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As National Geographic reported ... affect contemporary life but also destroy the cultural heritage left by ancient civilizations. This summer, an event in Mexico confirmed their destructive ...

This story appears in the October 2009 issue of National Geographic magazine. An ancient wind is coming ... the Garamantian civilization. The Garamantes flourished here in a climate much like ...