Read more about the rise and fall of ancient civilizations. Uncover the people, events, and cultures that laid the foundation for modern society—from Egyptian pharaohs, to legendary Roman ...

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They mark the site of the ancient city Meroë, a UNESCO World Heritage site. The center of a powerful civilization ... stelae to erase their names from history. A small chapel tomb (ca 13th ...

Many believe these skulls were carved thousands or even tens of thousands of years ago by an ancient Mesoamerican civilization ... them (i.e. they contain the history of our world)." ...

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 ...

A cross inlaid in the floor of a library marks the spot where Indiana Jones has to dig to access the ancient ... Mexico in this 1947 National Geographic photo. The Olmec civilization, the first ...

This story appears in the March 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. Lice have plagued humankind throughout history ... and ivory have turned up at ancient sites in the Old World, but ...

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 ...

are some of the highlights of National Geographic’s Nile River Cruise: Treasures of Egypt? This trip carries the traveler to many of the highlights of ancient Egyptian civilization. Starting in ...