Archaeologists have a discovered an ancient structure in the jungles of Mexico that may have been linked to the cult of a prominent Maya serpent deity. A team of researchers with the Mexican ...

DECEMBER 26, 2024 12:55 Vikramshila was a Famous University of Ancient India, destroyed by Bakhtiyar Khalji, located in Bhagalpur, Bihar, India. (photo credit: Arnav Pratap Singh. Via Shutterstock) ...

The researchers used a combination of fieldwork, drone imagery and satellite images to precisely map the location of ancient footpaths and circular geoglyphs, which range in size from 9.8 feet to ...

The Ancient Tablet's Secrets Dr. Irving Finkel, Assistant Keeper of Ancient Mesopotamian script at the British Museum, led the team that unlocked the tablet's secrets. The Imago Mundi depicts a ...

The map was etched into a circular white stone unearthed at an ancient fort in northeastern Italy, according to a study published Nov. 22 in the journal Astronomical Notes.

Comparing Flagstones with other sites shows just how unusual—and ahead of its time—it was. The first phase of Stonehenge, a similarly circular enclosure, wasn’t built until around 2900 BC.

Researchers at Italy's National Institute for Astrophysics discovered a celestial map believed to be from between 1800 to 400 BC. Scientists say there's one star on it that doesn't match our sky.

A historic map that marks the supposed sites of religious events is still being decoded nearly 1,000 years after it was made. The Mappa Mundi, in Hereford Cathedral in England, contains more than 5… ...