Archaeologists have long suspected that climate can make or break a civilization, but the emerging picture of past ...

Fresh research into the spectacular rock art of southwest Texas has revealed that ancient hunter-gatherers maintained a sophisticated belief system for more than four millennia, creating elaborate ...

Analysts predict multi-destination trips will dominate 2026 trends as long-haul travelers seek to maximize value. One Nation Travel leads this sector with guaranteed departures. Agents and travelers ...

Kuélap rivals Machu Picchu in size and impressiveness. But the ancient fortress provides a quieter, more intimate experience. And it’s only just now beginning to open up to the world.

Poverty Point, a 3,500-year-old earthen mound, is a well-researched UNESCO World Heritage Site, but a pair of studies ...

Located in southwestern Colorado, Mesa Verde National Park is home to some of the oldest human dwellings in North America.

A mysterious formation in South America leaves visitors wondering whether this "Egyptian Sphinx" is a work of human hands or ...

Where was whiskey invented?” is a complex question with a murky answer. Whiskey, a cherished spirit enjoyed worldwide, has a ...

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

After the Guadalupe event, Native people uninterested in Christ suddenly flocked by the millions to be baptized. Our Lady of Guadalupe bridged an ocean, uniting Europeans and Indigenous Americans. How ...

High on a cliff face in Arizona lies a structure that defies expectations — not a castle, and definitely not Aztec. This is Montezuma Castle, a five‑story cliff dwelling built by the Sinagua people ...

Aside from their love of the sea, the ancient Greeks and Vikings shared much more that united them and divided them.