Among the early Maya, the site of Aguada Fénix would have been a place for everyone to gather for trade, socialization, and ...

Ancient Greek cartographers, from Anaximander to Ptolemy, turned myth and measurement into world maps, shaping latitude and ...

Geologists discovered ancient rocks in Greenland that preserve the oldest known traces of Earth’s early magnetic field.

New findings increase the known length of the Roman Empire’s road network by more than 60,000 miles ...

An ancient Skiri Pawnee star map on elk skin reopens the debate about its true function and challenges Western interpretations.

The Roman Empire had an impressive road network. A new dataset now visualizes the road map, adding over 100,000 kilometers of previously unknown routes.

Researchers created Itiner-e, a "Google Maps for Roman Roads," charting the network that linked the expansive ancient empire.

Researchers created an interactive map which lets users see how the ancient network crisscrossed the Empire, from Africa and ...

USGS has unveiled its most detailed national geologic map, giving the public a free, interactive way to explore underground ...

For a long time, archaeologists believed that large buildings required large bosses. The idea was simple: only societies with ...

As the saying went, all roads once led to Rome — and scientists now say those roads stretched 50% longer than previously ...