But the map is larger ... an ancient theory that nothing but a small ocean separated Europe from Asia. Columbus had closed a geographical circle, it seemed—making the world smaller, not ...

Bonampak means "painted walls" in Maya, and the site is known for just that: beautiful murals depicting the life of the ancient Maya ... who feared that the world would end when the head was ...

Like the tomb of an ancient pharaoh, it offers a unique window into a long-lost world. The legendary marine ... Foley shows off his photomosaic map, noting that placing each recovered object ...

But Borisov claims the ancient rivers could also correspond to the Nile (Gihon), Euphrates, Tigris, and the Indus River (Pishon). “By examining a map from around 500 BC, it becomes apparent that ...

This was one of the most important trade routes in the ancient world, and Troy’s location ... On the interactive map on the home page, the levels are represented by different colors.

For this purpose, they crafted the ancient Book of the Dead ... Egyptian necropolis of Dayr al-Barsha revealed the oldest map of the underworld. An inscription on two wooden panels was recovered ...

This is the ancient city of Tikal ... Image caption, This is an area called the 'Lost World'. It's where important ceremonial buildings used to be and is one of the oldest parts of the city.

A 3,100-year-old wig made from braided human hair. The wig in particular dragged the ancient world to the fore, bridging what at many museums feels like an unbridgeable divide. Leave it to a ...