The hunt for the Garden of Eden has usually belonged to theologians and dreamers, not software coders. Yet a computer ...

A newly spotlighted artifact from ancient Mesopotamia is offering a rare window into how one of the world’s earliest civilizations imagined the Earth. Known as the Imago Mundi, this Babylonian world ...

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 ...

More than three millennia ago, one of the world’s oldest city maps was carved into clay — and only recently has it become clear that it matches perfectly with the excavated ruins of the ancient city ...

More than three millennia ago, one of the world’s oldest city maps was carved into clay — and only recently has it become clear that it matches perfectly with the excavated ruins of the ancient city ...

A 3,500-year-old clay tablet depicting the city of Nippur offers a glimpse into ancient cartography, challenging our understanding of Mesopotamian urban planning and technological prowess. In 1899, ...

For the first time ever, researchers have mapped the entirety of the vast Roman road network highlighting its immense influence on European relations and history ...

A 4,200-year-old silver cup discovered in the Judean Mountains may contain the earliest known map of the cosmos. A new study argues that the small vessel from Ain Samiya holds a structured map that ...

Five years ago, archaeologists announced they had discovered a massive Maya structure in southeastern Mexico. Built between 1000 and 800 B.C.E., the complex is known as Aguada Fénix, and researchers ...

It used to be thought that ancient Mesoamerican monuments were built and used predominantly by powerful leaders and ruling classes. Among the early Maya, however, the site of Aguada Fénix would have ...