Europe's oldest map

A 4,000-year-old stone slab, first discovered over a century ago in France, may be the oldest known map in Europe, according ...

This 15th-Century Book Has Defied Translation. Cards and Dice May Be Key

A newly-developed cipher could finally shine light on how the strange text of the Voynich manuscript was devised.
Smithsonian Magazine

How a Sudden Winter Storm in 1617 Sparked the Deadliest Witchcraft Trials in Norwegian History

During the 17th-century Finnmark witch trials, 91 people were executed in Norway's northernmost region, mainly by burning at the stake ...
Greek Reporter

Six of Europe’s Ten Oldest Continuously Inhabited Cities Are in Greece

The Erechtheion, built in the 5th century BC, at the Acropolis of Athens. Athens is one of the six oldest Greek cities among ...
Greek Reporter

Ancient Greek City of Chersonesus in Crimea Founded 2,500 Years Ago

The UNESCO - listed city of Chersonesus, located on the southwestern part of the Crimean peninsula was an ancient Greek ...