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 ...

Archaeologists working in western Asia Minor say they have mapped a dense constellation of 483 ancient settlements that once ...

According to National Geographic, the map depicts distances between gates in the wall surrounding the Mesopotamian city of Nippur, but for decades experts questioned its accuracy. The locations 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 ...

From 400-year-old globes to cosmic funeral shrouds, how the Osher Map Library in Maine shows people that maps aren't just for navigation — but windows into history, culture, and how we see the world.

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 ...

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

"Miracles and Myths," 40 historic maps from the collection of Bill Caras, is on display in the Paxson Gallery of the Montana Museum of Art & Culture on the UM campus through April 29. On Tuesday, ...

A backwards 1525 Bible map helped shape modern borders, influencing how we imagine territory, nations, and political space ...

Five hundred years ago the first Bible featuring a map was published. The anniversary has passed uncelebrated, but it transformed the way that Bibles were produced. The map appeared in Christopher ...

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 ...