Five years ago, archaeologists announced they had discovered a massive Maya structure in southeastern Mexico. Built between ...

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

A 4,000-year-old stone slab, first discovered over a century ago in France, may be the oldest known map in Europe, according ...

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

Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of a ritual-based site that may have been built long before the rise of Maya rulers ...

A massive platform hidden in a southern Mexico jungle for 3,000 years actually is a giant map of the Maya order of the ...

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

It's been five years since archaeologists located Aguada Fénix, and initial excavations are revealing the site's rich ritual ...

A high-resolution digital map allows people to plan their routes along the ancient roads of the Roman Empire. Combining ...

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.