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.

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Archaeologists restore and re-erect a colossal Ramesses II statue at Egypt, returning the monument to its original temple setting.

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An international investigation, published in the journal National Science Reviews, has precisely determined the cause of the decline and diaspora of the Shijiahe culture, a complex civilization that ...