Ancient Greek cartographers, from Anaximander to Ptolemy, turned myth and measurement into world maps, shaping latitude and ...
"All roads lead to Rome!" Roads were the lifeline of the Roman Empire, stretching from Britannia to North Africa-- people ...
Researchers created Itiner-e, a "Google Maps for Roman Roads," charting the network that linked the expansive ancient empire.
A new digital map, Itiner-e, reveals 300,000 km of Roman roads across the ancient empire, offering a high-tech look at the ...
New findings increase the known length of the Roman Empire’s road network by more than 60,000 miles ...
Researchers created an interactive map which lets users see how the ancient network crisscrossed the Empire, from Africa and ...
An ancient Skiri Pawnee star map on elk skin reopens the debate about its true function and challenges Western interpretations.
Geologists discovered ancient rocks in Greenland that preserve the oldest known traces of Earth’s early magnetic field.
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.
In honor of Sun-Earth Day 2005, Space Imaging has created a special IKONOS satellite image gallery of 13 ancient observatories around the world. Known for their ability to precisely align with the sun ...
Among the early Maya, the site of Aguada Fénix would have been a place for everyone to gather for trade, socialization, and ...