In 1375, a Spanish mapmaker made a world map we now refer to as the Catalan Atlas. For its time, the atlas was remarkably ...

Some people believe ancient maps show the real shape of Earth. In this video, we look at claims that islands moved overnight and continents shifted suddenly. Quotes from the speaker explain how memory ...

The treaty that drew the first borders of the newly established United States after the Revolutionary War refers to an island that does not exist. The northern boundary of the new nation, the 1783 ...

Early maps of the Americas made by indigenous people are rare—extremely rare. This map, dated 1593, is one of fewer than 100 such documents that have survived the ravages of time. It provides a ...

In Earth's fossil record, soft-bodied organisms like jellyfish rarely stand the test of time. What's more, it's hard for any ...

Archaeologists have identified hundreds of ancient structures hidden beneath the dense canopy of Ecuador's Andean Chocó ...

DNA analysis shows strong ties to Early Bronze Age Sicily, with little influence from the eastern Mediterranean. There’s also ...

Imagine a time when the world was flat, surrounded by vast, unknowable waters, and ruled by the whims of powerful deities. For the ancient Babylonians, this wasn't mere fantasy, but their perceived ...

2008 Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis - Map displaying all components of the inscribed property and their buffer zone Clarification / adopted 2008 Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis - Map displaying ...

The Nomination files produced by the States Parties are published by the World Heritage Centre at its website and/or in working documents in order to ensure transparency, access to information and to ...

Since Philadelphia is arranged on a grid system, the mostly one-way roads are easy to navigate. Helpful maps are posted along street corners across the city – watch for the "Walk! Philadelphia" signs ...