In the history of studying the proliferation of humanity ... a surprising new answer thanks to new research that shows the ancient people of the Philippines and ISEA may have mastered seafaring ...

From the death cults of Egypt to the fearsome yet sophisticated society of the Vikings, the ancient world was a surprising and challenging place. Explore the in-depth sections below. The ancient ...

Photograph by Werner Forman, GTRES This story appears in the January/February 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine ... the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. There are many theories ...