Archaeologists recently found the lost ruins of a ceremonial temple—covered in sand and 4,000 to 5,000 years old—in ...

Ancient bones can surprise anyone who assumes the past always lines up neatly. Scientists pulled fragments of DNA from people ...

Across the globe, a race is under way to crack some of the last mysterious forms of writing that have never been translated.

The discovery of the settlements over the years has led to a new understanding of the Asia Minor and Anatolia regions.

Richard Bevan reveals the real stories behind the world’s lost cities - how they fell, how they were found, and why their ...

Clues from a digital reconstruction of a lavish ancient home are changing how researchers understand Pompeii’s elite.

A lost ancient city famed for its pearls may have finally been identified by archaeologists. A team of researchers working on Siniyah Island off the coast of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has ...

Eridanus is the lost river of the Acropolis in Athens that once flowed from the foothills of the Lykabettos through the Agora ...

Straight out of an Indiana Jones movie, National Geographic Explorer Albert Lin is on a mission to unlock the secrets of lost cities from ancient civilizations. From the remote cave systems of Oman to ...

The lost city of Atlantis may never be found, but in Turkey you'll discover two underwater cities to snorkel and dive in, ...