The discovery of colossal Olmec stone heads revealed the existence of a long forgotten civilization that shaped early Mesoamerica. From these early societies emerged the first Maya cities, massive ...

As the son of archaeologists, National Geographic Explorer David Stuart spent his childhood wandering ancient Maya ruins—and helped shape what we know about the civilization today. The ruins of the ...

For many years the prevailing debate about the Maya centred upon why their civilisation collapsed. Now, many scholars are asking: how did the Maya survive?

This stone pyramid stands in the ruins of Tikal in Guatemala. Long ago, it was part of one of the largest Maya cities in Central America. The video captures the temple rising above the jungle ...

National Geographic archaeologist George E. Stuart reported in 1975 on the scientists who sought to decode the ancient language—and the looters who stood in their way.

Nepal's ten UNESCO World Heritage Sites span everything, ancient Hindu temples, Buddhist stupas, Himalayan glaciers, and subtropical jungles.

Archaeologists uncovered an ancient temple in Nepal, offering new evidence of sites linked to Buddha’s life and early Buddhist worship.

Belize is famous for its beaches, islands and atolls, for its world-class diving, adventure tourism and extensive Maya sites. What we discovered was a nation of easygoing people with delicious local ...

Here's what you need to know before visiting Tulum.

What better way to glorify the band that was “more popular than Jesus” than with the voice of God? The sonorous presence of actor Morgan Freeman will be one of the highlights ...

Toniná, an archaeological zone in southern Chiapas, has been taken over by the federal government following a three-year ...