Unearthing the mysteries of our planet’s past, ancient maps offer a unique window into the world as it once was, depicting continents that have long since disappeared. These maps, coupled with modern ...

Science: Ptolemy's 'Geography, ' c. AD 150 -- Exchange: Al-Idrīsī, AD 1154 -- Faith: Hereford 'Mappamundi, ' c. 1300 -- Empire: Kangnido World Map, 1402 ...

When it comes to mapmaking, humans haven't always stuck to the rules: ancient maps were riddled with inaccuracies, and covered with fantastical beasts and mythic places. Take a look at the history of ...

Archeologists are hoping that an ancient map, left largely unstudied for 4,000 years, can point them towards some hidden secrets of the ancient world. The Bronze Age map, at first look, is just a ...

The walls had unique shapes, suggesting they weren’t part of a larger settlement, researchers said. Fabián Gutiérrez Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia The Mayans set themselves apart as ...

2012 Ancient City of Ping Yao - Location map Clarification / adopted 2012 Ancient City of Ping Yao - Map of the Ancient City of Ping Yao Clarification / adopted 2012 Ancient City of Ping Yao - Map ...

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 ...