In 1929, while renovating the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, a theologian discovered a fragment of gazelle skin that would rewrite the history of cartography. This was the Piri Reis map, a world chart ...
A 2,500-year-old shepherd’s carving discovered near Athens may provide evidence for the existence of the mysterious ...
Across the world, different ancient civilizations built similar structures. Could they have been mapping out the stars?
The ancient Kush city of Jebel Barkal rose up in the Nile River Valley starting around 2000 BCE. New research dug deep to ...
Constructed starting in 312 B.C.E. to carry troops southeast toward Capua and, eventually, the port city of Brindisi in the ...
In addition to the many magnificent historical monuments in Greece, the country boasts several unique sunken cities and ...
Nearchus, the Navigator, bridged East and West with a daring voyage that reshaped ancient maritime strategy and trade routes.